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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Updated

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Published:: 6 May 2025

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as an updated W3C Recommendation, incorporating the changes since the 12 December 2024 Recommendation. The 6 May 2025 publication addresses minor technical issues from the previous publication.

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