WAI-ARIA 1.0 Primer

An introduction to rich Internet application accessibility challenges and solutions

Editor's Draft 7 May 2008

This version:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-primer/
Latest editors' draft:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-primer/
Public version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-wai-aria-primer-20160526/
Latest public version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-primer/
Previous public version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-wai-aria-primer-20100916/
Editors:
Lisa Pappas, SAS and STC
Richard Schwerdtfeger, IBM
Michael Cooper, W3C

Abstract

The WAI-WAI-ARIA Primer introduced developers to the use of WAI-ARIA [ARIA] for addressing the accessibility of dynamic Web content for people with disabilities. It is a retired part of the WAI-ARIA suite described in the WAI-ARIA Overview.

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