{"id":77592,"date":"2021-12-01T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=77592"},"modified":"2021-12-01T11:56:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:56:40","slug":"following-the-wcag-for-learning-disabilities-can-make-your-content-more-accessible-to-the-millions-of-individuals-with-dyslexia-dyscalculia-and-other-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/12\/01\/following-the-wcag-for-learning-disabilities-can-make-your-content-more-accessible-to-the-millions-of-individuals-with-dyslexia-dyscalculia-and-other-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Following the WCAG for learning disabilities can make your content more accessible to the millions of individuals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusionhub.com\/articles\/understanding-wcag-learning-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for Learning Disabilities<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from inclusionhub.com by Meredith Kreisa<br \/>\n<em>Following the WCAG for learning disabilities can make your content more accessible to the millions of individuals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other conditions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Advancements in digital technology have made disseminating information to the masses quick and easy. Unfortunately, your audience might not be as big as you think. For millions of people with learning disabilities, some content may be prohibitively challenging to read. This effectively renders information that many take for granted inaccessible to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Luckily, by using simple, common-sense methods, your content can be more approachable for those with learning and other types of disabilities. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) maintains\u00a0Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)\u00a0to provide guidance on supportive techniques.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>How Does WCAG Apply to Learning Disabilities?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile cognitive and learning disabilities are distinct conditions, they can lead to similar accessibility issues. Therefore, WCAG groups them together. WCAG\u2019s cognitive and learning disability guidelines fall into eight main objectives:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for Learning Disabilities &#8212; from inclusionhub.com by Meredith Kreisa Following the WCAG for learning disabilities can make your content more accessible to the millions of individuals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other conditions Excerpt: Advancements in digital technology have made disseminating information to the masses quick and easy. 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