What is the relation of UAAG 1.0 to national legislation such as US “Section 508?
UAAG 1.0 has been developed by W3C, an international industry consortium, with participation from many stakeholders. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act is legislation specific to the United States, relating to accessibility of electronic and information technology, and includes requirements for accessibility of generic computer software. Other countries may or may not develop similar types of generic software accessibility guidelines. W3C’s UAAG 1.0 addresses the accessibility of Web user agents in more depth, with more specificity to the Web environment, and across more disabilities. It is difficult to compare precisely UAAG 1.0 with any one set of national requirements.
