Section 508 1194.22 vs. WCAG 1.0
Note to §1194.22: 1. The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5, 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium:
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Section 1194.22 Paragraph |
WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint |
| (a) | 1.1 |
| (b) | 1.4 |
| (c) | 2.1 |
| (d) | 6.1 |
| (e) | 1.2 |
| (f) | 9.1 |
| (g) | 5.1 |
| (h) | 5.2 |
| (i) | 12.1 |
| (j) | 7.1 |
| (k) | 11.4 |
Differences between WCAG and Section 508 requirements:
2. Paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of this section are different from WCAG 1.0. Web pages that conform to WCAG 1.0, level A (i.e., all priority 1 checkpoints) must also meet paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of this section to comply with this section. WCAG 1.0 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505.