{"id":418,"date":"2018-06-20T19:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibility\/?post_type=chapter&p=418"},"modified":"2018-06-29T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T15:26:46","slug":"chapter-1-7-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-2-0","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibility\/chapter\/chapter-1-7-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)"},"content":{"raw":"

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0<\/a> are published on the World Wide Web consortium's website. There are four principles<\/em> to the guidelines. You can use the acronym POUR to remember it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Perceivable<\/strong>: The first is that the content must be Perceivable<\/strong> to the end user. It can't be invisible to all of their senses.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Operable<\/strong>: The second is that the user interface and navigation must be Operable<\/strong>. The interface can't require interaction that a user can't perform.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Understandable<\/strong>: The third is that the interface and information must be Understandable<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Robust<\/strong>: The fourth is that the content must be Robust<\/strong> in that it can be interpreted by assistive technology existing today as well as that coming in the future.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

WCAG 2.0 includes three levels of conformance represented by \"A,\" \"AA,\" and \"AAA\" with \"AAA\" being the best accessibility. It's made up of 12 guidelines. Each guideline has checkpoints you can use to evaluate the accessibility of your online content.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The WCAG 2.0 Guidelines are listed below with links to their details.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n