Part III of the DDA
makes it unlawful for a service provider to treat disabled people less favorably for
a reason related to their disability.
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9. www.section508.gov
10. www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/Ukpga_19950050_en_1.htm
Canada passed the Common Look and Feel for the Internet standards,11 which also
mirror WCAG 1.0 very closely. The country also maintains a detailed website with
recommendations, guidelines, best practices, tools, templates, and more.
Many other countries have accessibility laws, including Sweden, Ireland, and Japan, but the
WAI??™s recommendations are followed so closely across the board that any site meeting the
guidelines set forth in WCAG 1.0??”especially Conformance Level A??”should be just fine.
Real-world accessibility
The WCAG contains many valuable strategies for opening your site??™s doors as widely as
possible. But they do not always map to common, real-world scenarios. Designers and
developers often find themselves following the spirit of accessibility without adhering to
every letter of the law, because at the end of the day, common sense will dictate what is in
the best interest of your visitors.
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