Compliance with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and criteria of the Act on the Provision of Digital Services

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Compliance with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and criteria of the Act on the Provision of Digital Services

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 are guidelines developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to promote accessibility of web content for all users, including people with disabilities.

The Act on the Provision of Digital Services requires compliance buy bulk sms service with the A and AA criteria of the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. However, the criteria are not mandatory for live webcasts. There are 49 criteria required by law in total. The AAA criteria or 1.2.4 Subtitles (in live broadcasts) do not need to be met ( WCAG 2.1: legal requirements ).

The following website contains the W3C's official translation of the WCAG 2.1 criteria, and the links lead to W3C pages with texts related to the criteria


Screenshot: WCAG's official translation of the WCAG 2.1 criteria. WCAG 2.1 is an immutable and referable technical standard. It consists of four principles, 13 guidelines, and testable success criteria that define the accessibility requirements for web content. It also provides informative techniques and typical errors to help content creators follow the guidelines. Click to enlarge the image. More information: WCAG 2.1: legal requirements . Click to enlarge the image.

Screenshot: Clicking on the link texts takes you to more detailed instructions: WCAG 2.1 Understanding Docs instructions . Click to enlarge the image.
In the future, practical examples of each criterion and their meaning for users will be added to the page. For more information, see W3C's Understanding WCAG section in English:
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