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Keeping track of all of these guidelines might seem like a huge undertaking, but WCAG has a checklist ready to help keep you on track!
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At this point,
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you might be feeling like all of
this is more then you bargained for.
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All those rules, how are you
ever supposed to remember them?
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I could tell you that
this sort of thing is
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eventually ingrained after working
within the guidelines for a long time.
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It becomes second nature.
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But what about the in-between?
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How do you even get started?
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First off, you're taking this course.
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You've committed yourself to learning
more about how to make your work
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more accessible, and that's awesome.
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Luckily, there's also a handy resource,
specifically for
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working with WCAG 2.0, which functions
like an interactive checklist.
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In this video,
we'll walk through how to use it and
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ways to integrate it into your workflow.
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We'll need to navigate to the quick
reference or, How to Meet WCAG 2.0.
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You'll find a link to it
in the teachers notes.
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This is an awesome resource that
will hopefully be helpful to you
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as you're trying to keep
track of all the guidelines.
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Note the button at the top of the screen
that toggles the About, How to Use,
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& Preferences sections.
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If you ever need a reminder,
open that up for
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a quick reference to the quick reference.
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Scrolling down, you'll see all the
guidelines we talked about earlier in this
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stage along with their success criteria.
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In addition, we're able to toggle
techniques and failures for each.
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There's also a link for understanding
each individual success criterion,
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which leads to an in-depth explanation.
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There's a wealth of
great information here.
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But it's arranged in such a way that
it's very easy to sift through.
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At any point,
you're able to adjust the filters so
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that they're more
specific to your project.
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Change the tags to exclude the elements
you're not using, for example.
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If you'd like to ignore
the Level AAA criteria,
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they are easily excluded by unchecking
that option in the Levels section.
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You can also filter by techniques
you're interested in or
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the technologies you're using.
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As you're updating these filters,
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the displayed guidelines
will change accordingly.
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The result is a personalized checklist
specific to your project's needs.
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There 's even a Share button,
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which will provide a link to the list
with the settings you've chosen.
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This is useful if you're
working on a team.
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It's a simple way to keep
everyone on the same page
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in regards to your accessibility goals.
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Great job.
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You've all the basics of WCAG 2.0 and have
hopefully began to get a handle on how
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to leverage it to your users' advantage.
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Play around with the settings
in the quick reference.
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Maybe come up with a list tailored to
a project you're working on right now, and
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I'll see you in the next video.
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