General Website Accessibility Guidelines

A web page is accessible if it has been designed and structured to be used effectively by people with disabilities. Assistive technology devices and software should be able to interact/ access content effectively if documents are accessible. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 has 12 guidelines that are organized under 4 principals: a site should be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. The following is an overview of each principal:

Perceivable

• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.
• Create content that can be presented in different ways,
• including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning.
• Make it easier for users to see and hear content.

Operable

• Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
• Give users enough time to read and use content.
• Do not use content that causes seizures.
• Help users navigate and find content.

Understandable

• Make text readable and understandable.
• Make content appear and operate in predictable ways.
• Help users avoid and correct mistakes.

Robust

• Maximize compatibility with current and future user tools.

The full WCAG 2.0 can be accessed at https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/.