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A11Y (an acronym that stands for Accessibility - especially useful if you forget how to spell it). I still remember when Section 508 Guidelines were federally mandated way back in | A11Y (an acronym that stands for Accessibility - especially useful if you forget how to spell it). I still remember when Section 508 Guidelines were federally mandated way back in 1998<ref>In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities.</ref> On my bookshelf, I have a copy of Robert Yonaitis' book Understanding Accessibility from 2002 [[ISBN:1-930616-03-1]] | ||
See the [https://www.a11yproject.com/checklist/ A11Y checklist] for a generic reference providing a quick implementation of WCAG | See the [https://www.a11yproject.com/checklist/ A11Y checklist] for a generic reference providing a quick implementation of WCAG | ||
==Accessibility in MediaWiki == | ==Accessibility in MediaWiki== | ||
*[https://design.wikimedia.org/style-guide/design-principles_accessibility.html Accessibility as a design principle] | *[https://design.wikimedia.org/style-guide/design-principles_accessibility.html Accessibility as a design principle] | ||
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[[mw:Accessibility guide for developers]] describes techniques, guidelines and some tools '''for developers'''. | [[mw:Accessibility guide for developers]] describes techniques, guidelines and some tools '''for developers'''. | ||
== Tools == | ==Tools== | ||
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wave-accessibility-tool/ | |||
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/ | *https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wave-accessibility-tool/ | ||
* https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/accessibility_inspector/ | *https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/axe-devtools/ | ||
*https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/accessibility_inspector/ | |||
Guidance boils down to "Open the WAVE extension or your [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Tools_and_testing/Cross_browser_testing/Accessibility Firefox Accessibility Inspector] to confirm WCAG 2.1 level AA compliance". | Guidance boils down to "Open the WAVE extension or your [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Tools_and_testing/Cross_browser_testing/Accessibility Firefox Accessibility Inspector] to confirm WCAG 2.1 level AA compliance". | ||
[[Category:Web Development]] | [[Category:Web Development]] | ||