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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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VoiceOver left and right arrow keys are reserved for predefined behavior. How to override?

For VoiceOver, the left and right arrow keys seemed to be reserved for 2 things: By default, the left and right arrow keys put focus on the letter of whatever the focus is on. EX: If you turn on quick-nav (left and right arrow key), the left…
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Is there a way to exclude an element of a Web Application from automated accessibility tests? Or a way to allow it to pass these automated tests?

I am looking for a way to mark some text as WCAG compliant or somehow otherwise exclude it from automated accessibility tests. Quite often WCAG requirements state that certain criterion has to be met unless there's a good enough reason otherwise. In…
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Mac Voiceover keyboard shortcuts works in safari but not in chrome

I am having this issue in chrome. Some of the voiceover shortcut commands works in safari browser in Mac. But it doesn't work in chrome browser. Example VO + P reads the paragraph in safari. But it does not work in…
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What is the browser zoom range required to be WCAG AA compliant?

If you're developing a web page containing all kinds of elements (text, image, charts etc), what is the zoom range that you have to support to make sure that your page is accessible according to WCAG standards ? This page talks about the upper limit…
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Accessible dropdown menu:
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    • I'm working on making a dropdown menu accessible. I'm largely following this W3 example: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/examples/menubar/menubar-1/menubar-1.html# However, my menu has an unusual structure. Some of my list item's…
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    Is there any solution for automatic PDF remediation to comply with accessibility requirements?

    In my organization, we are dealing with a huge number of PDF files (100,000+) that must be remediated to be compliant with WCAG 2.0 requirements. In a short time period, there is no way that we can remediate all of those files due to lack of…
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    Wave Validation Tool - WCAG 2.1 - Why are my select elements failing

    I am really challenged by the wave (web accessibility evaluation tool) reporting that a client's website has 4 contrast errors. After scouring the code, it turns out the problem they are reporting is that the select elements have a problem with…
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    Make screen reader read sections differently

    I have a nested, 3-level navigation that looks like this in HTML:
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    How to correctly handle table with rows which serves as list opening listed objects by WCAG

    I have a list of books displayed as table and javascript code which handles highlight on its rows. When I click some row I can select it, by doubleclick or enter it will open new tab with that book details. I am wondering how it will be correctly…
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    Accessibility: modal forms with ajax

    If I want to use modal forms with Ajax post-backs on a website and at the same time make it accessible to users without JavaScript I see 2 solutions: Build the site with traditional forms and on the client side, with JavaScript, change the forms to…
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    Accessibility Issues - Links won't tab through or expand to reveal hidden content

    I created a hide/reveal step-by-step component that shows content if you click on the step number. It works as intended, but I'm having trouble ensuring its accessible. I can't seem to tab using my keyboard over the 1-4 links, even though they are…
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    Google Tag Manager for WordPress Accessibility

    I am currently using the Google Tag Manager for WordPress plugin in Wordpress. There are major concerns toward complying with the WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines. Apparently Google Tag Manager for WordPress is placing additional "style" tags…
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    Label text is empty

    This error is detected by WCAG 2 (level A) validation. I work with a child wordpress theme. I tried to fix the tag with Javascript, but the WCAG 2 still highlights the error. Can you help me ? Screenshot #1 EDIT : here is the excerpt without…
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    WCAG - what is the different between Meaningful Sequence and Focus Order?

    I feel confused, as these 2 seems describe the same thing? Level A − WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 1.3.2 − Meaningful Sequence If the content needs to be read in a certain order to make sense, ensure the webpage is written/coded in a way which…
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    Voiceover reads button as button list

    I have the following button in one of my web pages. For some reason, Voiceover/Chrome will read "Add the new customer, button list 2 items". I have no idea why it is being read like this. On JAWS/IE11, it reads correctly as "Add the new customer,…
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