This session will review the recent WCAG 2.2 updates to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines used in most accessibility guidelines including Penn State’s A.D. 69 Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology (https://policy.psu.edu/policies/ad69). This session will also review how these guidelines have evolved and their relation to overall usability. It will also introduce related guidelines such Section 508 (U.S. government), WAI-ARIA and WCAG 3.0 (currently under development). Understanding the history and purposes of the guidelines can help developers understand how changes in technologies may reflect future guidelines.

Objectives

  • Understand goals of WCAG 2 A and AA guidelines.
  • Review additions for WCAG 2.2 published in mid 2023.
  • Discuss how accessibility needs evolve with technology changes.
  • Review the connection between “accessibility” and “usability.
     
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