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Practical Information From WCASG

WCAG 2.0 AA Guidelines

WCAG (the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines) are the technical guidelines

created by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) for creating

accessible web-based content.

WCAG serves as the basis of

accessibility regulations across the

globe, including in the U.S., UK, EU,
Canada, Japan, and Australia. These

guidelines are called “WCAG 2.0”.

The WCAG 2.0 guidelines are applicable for small and large businesses, and non-governmental organizations, such as

non-pro ts, churches, etc.

There are many ways to meet WCAG 2.0’s Success Criteria, which is broken down into three “levels of conformance.

These levels include: A (basic conformance), AA (intermediate conformance), and AAA (advanced conformance). If
you want to avoid legal risk, making sure you’re compliant at least with WCAG 2.0 A or WCAG 2.0 AA is a good

starting point.

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