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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are part of a series of Web accessibility guidelines published by the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines () are part of a series of Web accessibility guidelines published by the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative ().

They consist of a set of guidelines for making content accessible, primarily for disabled users, but also for all user agents, including highly limited devices, such as mobile phones.

The current version is 2.1, which became a W3C Recommendation on 05 June 2018, content that conforms to WCAG 2.1 also conforms to .

The publication of WCAG 2.1 does not deprecate or supersede WCAG 2.0. While WCAG 2.0 remains a W3C Recommendation, the W3C advises the use of WCAG 2.1 to maximize future applicability of accessibility efforts.

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WCAG 2.0: Technique H65 and hidden form controls

The Technique H65 should be used even if I have an hidden form control? For example: 1) input type="hidden" 2) input hidden by css
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Accessibility tool for gated check-in

I'm looking for the tool for accessibility check (the system I'm working on should comply with WCAG2AA). At the moment we use a code sniffer from squiz labs, which we manually run against our pages. I would like to take it a step further and have it…
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How do I use/not use headers tags in a footer so the code is WCAG 2.0 AA valid?

Here is a sample of code that is not WCAG 2.0 AA valid. The part not valid is the use of H3 tag in the footer without a H2 being present between the H1 and H3 tags: [WCAG v2 1.3.1 (A)] Nest headings properly (H1 > H2 > H3):
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Does gradient buttons in web application comply with accessibility?

Does anybody know if gradient buttons in web application comply with WCAG accessibility rules? We are working on high contrast mode for web application and I can't find any guidelines for that. Can we keep them or plain colors only should be used?
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Section 508 compliant Gridview

Is it possible to have a Gridview Section 508 compliant covering both point g & h? Link for section 508 http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm Link for ASP.Net Section 508 Compliance http://www.patuee.com/web/ASPX_Accessibility.html#t7
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WCAG guidelines (CSS+HTML+Javascript)

How can I make sure my web site follows the WCAG guidelines and works reasonably for users with low-bandwidth connections?
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Joomla and WCAG 2.0

I need to implement some WCAG 2.0 guidelines into a Joomla webpage. I've read a lot about this guidelines on W3C, but the problem is that I really don't know where to start. Please help!
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HTML Scope Attribute - WCAG 2.0 G196

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H63 http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_td_scope.asp In here it basically says for the standard, "include a scope for each row and/or column". Now, if I have search results page with 400 results, and I display 10 at a…
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Simple DOM/CSS Clarification? [WCAG F17 1.3.1]

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/F17.html I have some issues understanding the criteria of this and what makes a website fail BASED on the series of tests involved. Check for id and accesskey values which are not unique within the document. Check…
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How important is Section 508 and/or WCAG compliance in your website? Is your website compliant?

How important is compliance with the various accessibility guidelines when developing a website, especially if you don't know who will be using your site? Using the HiSoftware Cynthia Says Portal, I actually checked StackOverflow and found that…
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WCAG Tab index focus object on top position absolute object getting obscured

When tabbing from different html tags sometimes the actively focused object is not visible from the screen due to objects that has position absolute, making it on top of what you are focusing therefore unable to see what is currently in…
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A11y correct standard to set focus, when modal is on complete step

My question is related to Accessibility standard. I have a modal with multi-step form, when modal reaches final step which only has 1 actionable item that is close button, focus goes to close button. Team suggested me to set focus on the text that…
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Proper aria attrs for button that hides and shows content (mutually exclusive, not toggle but not tabbed content either)

In brief, I'd like to know what the right way design a mobile navigation toggle that when clicked shows the menu but simultaneously hides the content. I know normally you would have something like this:
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Accessibility Tools/Services to Scan for WCAG 2.1 Level AAA Website Issues

I've used tools like UsableNet to scan for WCAG 2.1 Level AA (and tools like Siteimprove to check for things like reading age levels for text), but now I'm looking to go a step further and scan for issues as part of WCAG 2.1 Level AAA. However, I…
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The aria-labelledby attribute must point to IDs of elements in the same document. These IDs weren't found: mat-expansion-panel-header-1

I have code like this :
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