Accessibility standards & communities
Every major standard, law, community, and learning resource that shapes web accessibility — searchable and one click away.
Accessibility checklists for standards, guidelines, and design
Open a dedicated checklist page with direct downloads for WCAG review, governance workflows, inclusive design reviews, and physical access walkthroughs.
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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Home of the W3C group that produces WCAG, ARIA, and ATAG standards.
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WCAG 2.2 Standard
The authoritative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 recommendation.
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ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)
Reference patterns for accessible widgets and design patterns using ARIA.
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ARIA 1.2 Specification
The Accessible Rich Internet Applications specification.
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ATAG 2.0
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines for content editors and CMSs.
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EPUB Accessibility 1.1
Accessibility requirements for EPUB publications.
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Section 508 (USA)
US federal accessibility requirements for ICT procurement.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
US civil rights law addressing accessibility for people with disabilities.
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EN 301 549 (EU)
European accessibility requirements for ICT products and services.
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European Accessibility Act
EU directive requiring accessible products and services by 2025.
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Accessible Canada Act
Federal Canadian accessibility law.
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AODA (Ontario)
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
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Disability Discrimination Act (UK)
UK Equality Act 2010 provisions related to accessibility.
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Disability Discrimination Act (Australia)
Australian federal accessibility law.
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WebAIM
Web Accessibility in Mind — training, articles, and the WAVE tool.
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WebAIM Million
Annual accessibility analysis of the top 1,000,000 home pages.
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The A11y Project
Community-driven checklist, patterns, and posts.
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Deque University
Accessibility training, courses, and certification prep.
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MDN Accessibility
Mozilla's accessibility reference and tutorials.
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Inclusive Components
Heydon Pickering's pattern library for inclusive UI components.
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IAAP
International Association of Accessibility Professionals — certification body.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Annual event on the third Thursday in May raising awareness.
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Smashing Magazine — Accessibility
Long-form articles on modern accessibility practices.
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r/accessibility
Reddit community for practitioners and learners.
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WebAIM Discussion List
Long-running email list where accessibility experts help each other.
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Web Accessibility Slack
Active Slack workspace for accessibility practitioners.
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Sara Soueidan's Blog
In-depth articles on inclusive design and front-end accessibility.
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Adrian Roselli's Blog
Advanced accessibility patterns, HTML, and ARIA.
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Scott O'Hara's Blog
Notes on accessibility, HTML, and design patterns.
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TetraLogical
Accessibility consultancy blog with in-depth articles.
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Contrast Rebellion
Manifesto against low-contrast web design.
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Fable
Testing with people with disabilities as a service.
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GOV.UK Accessibility
UK government's practical accessibility guidance.
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Microsoft Inclusive Design
Microsoft's inclusive design toolkit and methodology.
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Apple Accessibility
Apple platform accessibility documentation.
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Google Accessibility
Google accessibility efforts and product documentation.
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