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From: Andy Nelson
Date: Apr 27, 2020 1:12PM

We recently had this discussion within our team. Research on WCAG for alternative version:

Alternate versions may be provided to accommodate different technology environments or user groups. Each version should be as conformant as possible. One version would need to be fully conformant in order to meet conformance requirement 1.

5.2.1 Conformance Level§
One of the following levels of conformance is met in full.
' For Level A conformance (the minimum level of conformance), the Web page satisfies all the Level A Success Criteria, or a conforming alternate version is provided.
' For Level AA conformance, the Web page satisfies all the Level A and Level AA Success Criteria, or a Level AA conforming alternate version is provided.
' For Level AAA conformance, the Web page satisfies all the Level A, Level AA and Level AAA Success Criteria, or a Level AAA conforming alternate version is provided.

Conforming alternate version
version that:
1. Conforms at the designated level, and
2. Provides all of the same information and functionality in the same human language, and
3. Is as up to date as the non-conforming content, and
4. For which at least one of the following is true:

1. The conforming version can be reached from the non-conforming page via an accessibility-supported mechanism, or
2. The non-conforming version can only be reached from the conforming version, or
3. The non-conforming version can only be reached from a conforming page that also provides a mechanism to reach the conforming version

Thanks,
Andy Nelson