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Search for terms such as API, Internationalization, or WAI-ARIA Not sure where to start? Search for Standards only , any reports in progress , everything tagged with Accessibility , or all reports . Advanced filter options Filter by status Standards W3C publishes Recommendations which are considered Web Standards. Standards are normative. They are endorsed by W3C and its Members. Learn about our Standards process . Draft Standards Candidate Standards Standards Supporting Notes Notes are informative. They give you use cases, practices, and code examples. Draft Notes Notes Statements Supporting Registries Registries are informative. They document collections of values or other data. Draft Registries Candidate Registries Registries Filter by tags Accessibility Browser CSS Data DOM Digital Publishing Graphics HTML HTTP i18n Media Performance Privacy Protocol Security Web API Web Fonts WoT XML Show results Clear all Showing 108 reports across 17 families, filtered by tags (Accessibility). WAI-ARIA Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.2 Candidate Standard 29 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Latest Candidate Recommendation Snapshot 21 November 2024 HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 Draft Standard 29 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.2 Draft Standard 27 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group SVG Accessibility API Mappings Draft Standard 27 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group ARIA in HTML Standard 11 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.3 Draft Standard 4 June 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 Standard 12 June 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 Standard 12 June 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 日本語 Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 Standard 6 June 2023 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 日本語 Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.1 Standard 18 December 2018 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.1 日本語 Graphics Accessibility API Mappings Standard 2 October 2018 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group WAI-ARIA Graphics Module Standard 2 October 2018 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for WAI-ARIA Graphics Module 日本語 Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1 Standard 14 December 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1 日本語 Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 Standard 14 December 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings Standard 14 December 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0 Standard 14 December 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group Translation for Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0 日本語 Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 Standard 20 March 2014 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group Translations for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 български magyar 日本語 WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide Standard 20 March 2014 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group Role Attribute 1.0 Standard 28 March 2013 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group Translation for Role Attribute 1.0 한국어 Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roadmap) Draft Standard 4 February 2008 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group EPUB EPUB Accessibility Techniques 1.2 Note 18 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group EPUB Accessibility 1.2 Explainer Draft Note 4 August 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group EPUB Accessibility - Fixed Layout Challenges and Best Practices Note 2 April 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group The EPUB Accessibility exemption property Note 4 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group EPUB Accessibility - EU Accessibility Act Mapping Note 28 August 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group EPUB Accessibility Techniques 1.1 Note 13 March 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group EPUB Accessibility 1.1 Standard 17 October 2024 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Publishing Maintenance Working Group Accessibility of content WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 Note 23 July 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Explainer for W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Draft Note 3 March 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Requirements for WCAG 3.0 Draft Note 3 March 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Draft Standard 3 March 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT) Note 11 December 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Accessibility Maturity Model Note 4 November 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile) Draft Note 6 May 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Standard 6 May 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements Note 21 January 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Standard 12 December 2024 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translations for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 français magyar ไทย Understanding WCAG 2.0 Note 21 September 2023 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Note 29 April 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Challenges with Accessibility Guidelines Conformance and Testing, and Approaches for Mitigating Them Draft Standard 19 June 2020 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Cognitive Accessibility Roadmap and Gap Analysis Draft Standard 11 December 2018 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Note 7 October 2016 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Extensions Draft Standard 5 January 2016 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile Draft Standard 26 February 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0 Note 10 July 2014 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translation for Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0 polski Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT) Note 5 September 2013 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Standard 11 December 2008 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translations for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 العربية беларуская català čeština dansk Deutsch español español eesti suomi français עברית हिन्दी hrvatski magyar italiano 日本語 日本語 한국어 한국어 lietuvių Nederlands norsk polski português português (Brasil) português (Portugal) română русский svenska 中文（简体） Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review Draft Standard 14 May 2008 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Note 25 April 2006 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Core Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 6 November 2000 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group CSS Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 6 November 2000 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translation for CSS Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 português (Brasil) HTML Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 6 November 2000 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 6 November 2000 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group TTML TTML Media Type Definition and Profile Registry Note 2 July 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Timed Text Working Group Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2 Candidate Standard 26 June 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Timed Text Working Group Latest Candidate Recommendation Snapshot 18 December 2025 Timed Text Markup Language 2 (TTML2) (2nd Edition) Candidate Standard 9 March 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Timed Text Working Group Timed Text Markup Language 2 (TTML2) Standard 8 November 2018 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Timed Text Working Group Accessibility Conformance Testing Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1 Standard 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Accessibility Conformance Testing Rules: Common Input Aspects Note 12 July 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0 Standard 31 October 2019 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translation for Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0 日本語 Accessibility User Requirements Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules Draft Note 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Online Safety and Wellbeing (Algorithms and Data) Draft Note 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Supported Decision-Making Online Draft Note 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Technology Assisted Indoor Navigation / Wayfinding Draft Note 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Voice Systems and Conversational Interfaces Draft Note 5 February 2026 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Natural Language Interface Accessibility User Requirements Draft Note 3 September 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group XR Accessibility User Requirements Note 25 August 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group RTC Accessibility User Requirements Note 25 May 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision Draft Standard 17 March 2016 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Media Accessibility User Requirements Note 3 December 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group Cognitive Accessibility User Research Draft Standard 15 January 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Protocols and Formats Working Group Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Spoken Presentation in HTML Pronunciation Gap Analysis Draft Note 7 August 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Pronunciation Use Cases Draft Note 7 August 2025 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Specification for Spoken Presentation in HTML Draft Standard 23 September 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Explainer: Improving Spoken Presentation on the Web Draft Standard 10 March 2020 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Pronunciation Gap Analysis and Use Cases Draft Standard 10 March 2020 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Pronunciation User Scenarios Draft Standard 5 September 2019 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Digital Publishing EPUB Type to ARIA Role Authoring Guide 1.1 Note 14 March 2023 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers EPUB 3 Working Group Digital Publishing and Accessibility in W3C Documents Note 3 May 2016 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Digital Publishing Interest Group WAI-Adapt module WAI-Adapt: Symbols Module Candidate Standard 5 January 2023 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group WAI-Adapt Explainer Draft Note 3 January 2023 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group W3C Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC) Symbol Registry Draft Registry 13 December 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Requirements for WAI-Adapt specification Draft Note 9 June 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group WAI-Adapt: Help and Support Module Draft Standard 9 June 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group WAI-Adapt: Tools Module Draft Standard 9 June 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Accessibility of Remote Meetings Accessibility of Remote Meetings Note 22 July 2022 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA Draft Note 16 December 2021 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group EARL Developer Guide for Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Developers' Guide to Features of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Schema Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group HTTP Vocabulary in RDF 1.0 Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Pointer Methods in RDF 1.0 Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Representing Content in RDF 1.0 Note 2 February 2017 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group Research Report on Web Accessibility Metrics Draft Standard 30 August 2012 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Research and Development Working Group UAAG UAAG 2.0 Reference: Explanations, Examples, and Resources for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Note 15 December 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0 Note 15 December 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Requirements Draft Standard 31 October 2007 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Techniques for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 17 December 2002 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Standard 17 December 2002 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translation for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 français ATAG Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 Standard 24 September 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translation for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 中文（简体） Implementing ATAG 2.0 Note 24 September 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Techniques for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Note 29 October 2002 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Standard 3 February 2000 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Translations for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 français italiano 日本語 한국어 IndieUI IndieUI: Events 1.0 Draft Standard 30 April 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Independent User Interface (Indie UI) Working Group IndieUI: User Context 1.0 Draft Standard 30 April 2015 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Independent User Interface (Indie UI) Working Group Requirements for IndieUI: Events 1.0 and IndieUI: User Context 1.0 Draft Standard 22 April 2014 - history Tags Accessibility Deliverers Independent User Interface (Indie UI) Working Group Mobile Best Practices Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Note 9 July 2009 - 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