WCAG is an acronym that stands for “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.” These internationally-recognized guidelines, created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), were designed to ensure that website users with physical disabilities, such as those who are visually or hearing impaired, can access web content in the same way as those who don’t have these physical challenges.
To be compliant, your website must:
- Provide text alternatives for non-text content
- Provide an alternative to video-only and audio-only content
- Provide captions for all videos which include audio
- Use more than one sense for all instructions
- Not use presentation that relies solely on color
- Make all functionality accessible by keyboard only
- Ensure users have control over time limits
- Provide user controls for moving content
- Provide a “skip to content” link
- Use clear and helpful page titles
- Offer several ways to find pages
- User clear headings and labels
- Ensure the keyboard focus is clear and visible