Think about permanent, temporary, or situational disabilities that might prevent you from interacting with products, services or society. In order to be an advocate for the creation of products and services that are accessible, we need to reframe our ideas around disability.īeing inclusive begins with perception. This principle is known as Inclusive Design we create products, services, and environments without the need for special adaptation or specialized design. We need to help everyone have equal access-from our coworkers, to the public we serve. We’re here to talk about the right thing to do. We’re not just here to talk about compliance and the rules. Sometimes the technical descriptions of the WCAG requirements can make it harder to understand, but luckily we have the resources to help navigate the basics. Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technology (as technologies and user agents evolve, the content should remain accessible). Understandable - Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable (the content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding). Operable - User interface components and navigation must be operable (the interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform). Perceivable - Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive (it can’t be invisible to all of their senses). There are four principles known as “POUR,” where all online content should be: WCAG 2.0 outlines the principles, guidelines, testable success criteria, and techniques needed to optimize content. How do we get there? The shortest version is to make sure that everyone ensures that their products meet the minimum Level-A and Level-AA Success Criteria (SC) of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - the globally recognized guidelines for creating accessible digital experiences from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. Section 508 Standards are established and maintained by the U. This page is an introduction to why accessibility matters, and we hope that you share it with your team. Now, you might already have some experience with accessibility, but other people that you work with might be new to the topic, or need methods or tools to see how to improve the accessibility of a product or service. This is the start of a conversation that we hope continues throughout your time in government.Īccessibility is one of the most important values underlying all of the work that we do.
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