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title: Accessibility
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Web Accessibility (A11Y) refers to best practices for keeping a website usable despite physical and technical restrictions. Web accessibility is formally defined and discussed at the {{Glossary("W3C")}} through the {{Glossary("WAI","Web Accessibility Initiative")}} (WAI).

See also

• Accessibility resources at MDN

• Web accessibility on Wikipedia

• Learn accessibility on MDN

• Web Accessibility In Mind

• The ARIA documentation on MDN

• The Web Accessibility Initiative homepage

• The WAI-ARIA recommendation