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 The [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/|Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG)]] are a set of international standards for accessible web interfaces. The [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/atag/|Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG)]] apply to software used to produce web content, like content management systems and WYSIWYG editors. The [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/|Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG)]] are a set of international standards for accessible web interfaces. The [[https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/atag/|Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG)]] apply to software used to produce web content, like content management systems and WYSIWYG editors.
  
-Generally, laws require web-based software to meet **WCAG level AA** standards for the most recent version of the guidelines, currently **version 2.1** (released in 2018). Level AAA applies only to specific types of content in certain contexts, like long documents. [[https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#cc1:The standard itself states]], “It is not recommended that Level AAA conformance be required as a general policy for entire sites because it is not possible to satisfy all Level AAA Success Criteria for some content.”+Generally, laws require web-based software to meet **WCAG level AA** standards for the most recent version of the guidelines, currently **version 2.1** (released in 2018). Level AAA applies only to specific types of content in certain contexts, like long documents. [[https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#cc1|The standard itself states]], “It is not recommended that Level AAA conformance be required as a general policy for entire sites because it is not possible to satisfy all Level AAA Success Criteria for some content.”
  
 Some procurement standards may also specify ATAG compliance. Some procurement standards may also specify ATAG compliance.
  
-Note that [[https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/:the guidelines on cognitive accessibility]] are still in draft, and are due to become part of WCAG in the next major release.+Note that [[https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/|the guidelines on cognitive accessibility]] are still in draft, and are due to become part of WCAG in the next major release.
  
 ===== Understanding WCAG and ATAG ===== ===== Understanding WCAG and ATAG =====
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