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From: Paul Rayius
Date: Jan 13, 2022 7:51AM

As others have mentioned, I would also highly recommend making the site accessible and not relying on a separate, accessible version. While it's true that WCAG 2.0 (and 2.1) allow for this it really should be used as a "last resort" option.

As per the W3C's documentation in "Understanding Conformance," (https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/conformance.html), they state: "Note that providing an alternate version is a fallback option for conformance to WCAG and the preferred method of conformance is to make all content directly accessible."

I hope that helps to inform decision-makers and other stakeholders.

Best,
Paul

Paul Rayius
Vice-President of Training
CommonLook