WAI

Technology & Computing abbreviation · Internet & Web

WAI
Stands forWeb Accessibility Initiative
CategoriesTechnology & Computing

WAI stands for Web Accessibility Initiative, an Internet & web abbreviation.

The W3C program that develops accessibility guidelines and resources, including WCAG for web content, ARIA for rich applications, and guidelines for authoring tools and browsers.

Example: The WAI tutorials show accessible patterns for menus, tables and carousels.

Usage notes

Launched in 1997. Its ARIA specification is formally titled WAI-ARIA. WAI publishes free training material and lists of evaluation tools, and its documents are cited in accessibility laws and procurement rules in many countries. Pronounced as letters or as "way".

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  • UA – User agent
  • URI – Uniform Resource Identifier
  • URL – Uniform Resource Locator
  • URN – Uniform Resource Name
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  • WASM – WebAssembly
  • WCAG – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • WebDAV – Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
  • WebGL – Web Graphics Library
  • WebRTC – Web Real-Time Communication
  • WHATWG – Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group

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