Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of internationally recognized standards for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities. The guidelines are published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international organization that develops and maintains web standards.
WCAG provides a set of guidelines and success criteria for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. The guidelines are organized into four principles: perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. These principles outline the general requirements for making web content accessible, and are further broken down into specific guidelines and success criteria.
The goal of WCAG is to ensure that people with disabilities can access and use the web in a way that is comparable to people without disabilities. This includes being able to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with web content, as well as being able to contribute to the web.
WCAG is used by web developers, designers, and content creators to ensure that their websites and web-based applications are accessible to people with disabilities. It is also used by organizations and government agencies to establish accessibility standards for their websites and web-based applications.
Adhering to WCAG can help to improve the User Experience for all users, not just those with disabilities. It can also help to ensure that a website or web-based application is more inclusive and user-friendly for everyone. WCAG is an important tool for promoting digital accessibility and equality on the web.