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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Feb 9, 2022 7:49PM

Cool thing is that the WCAG WAI interest group defines this for us. It tries to evaluate web accessibility issues from a disability agnostic perspective. At least that is how I see it.

I think that if we all follow, implement recommendations of, and contribute to the WAI then we can change how the WCAG standards are applied; we can help people with disabilities who have undefined disabilities, we can help those who have known disabilities, and we can even help those who don't have or are unwilling to admit they have a disability.

When designing a digital technology I say, follow the WAI work... WCAG, ARIA, and ATAG (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/).

Then, at the very least, you are working with an official source of experts in accessible digital technologies.

Thanks!
David