Re: Accessible app requirements

Hi Linda,

What does WCAG stand for? ;-)

WEB CONTENT accessibility guideline. I think that already includes the answer to your question. But: WCAG is written in a way, that makes it applicable for many digital products (ion you want to do so). That is why if laws in many countries require to meet WCAG SCs.

For example it is no problem to say, that texts and interactive elements in an app should meet contrast ratios that are described in the WCAG.

So you can (partially) use th WCAG SCs even for non web applications and contents where it makes sense.

I hope this helps in general. I can’t answer about 508 compliancy - in Europe we have other legislations and guidelines. - But I’m sure, someone else here will answer this part of your question.

Marc


Am 24.05.2023 um 00:16 schrieb Linda Noble <lindaanoble@gmail.com>:

Hello all,

I can’t find this information in the W3C site or elsewhere.  If a public company has a 508-compliant desktop site, and an app that isn’t, are they out of compliance? The app doesn’t have all the features of the desktop site.

Regards,

Linda