Glossary

Accessibility

Making web content available to more users whatever agent, connection, or device they may be using.

Assistive Technology

Magnifiers, screen synthesizers or other devices used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of disabled users

United States Access Board

An independent federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities, it develops and enforces accessibility standards for federally funded facilities - http://www.access-board.gov

W3C

World Wide Web Consortium specifications, guidelines, and tools to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding - http://www.w3.org/

W3C Guidelines

W3C provides: a) Guidelines - what should be provided for accessibility, b) Checklists - Requirements to be satisfied to comply with the guidelines, and c) Techniques - examples and explanations of the guidelines and checklists. The guidelines and checklists are provided for web content, authoring tools, and user agents (e.g., assistive technology), while the techniques extend to include accessiblity features of CSS and how to evaluate and repair a site for accessibility

WAI

Web Access Initiative section of the W3C that coordinates with organizations around the world to pursue accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development - http://www.w3.org/WAI/

WCAG

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines maintained by the WAI - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/ (Checklist at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html)