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[Archived] Conformance Icons for ATAG 1.0

As part of a conformance claim to the "Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0," people may use a conformance icon on a Web site, on product packaging, in documentation, etc. Each conformance icon (chosen according to the appropriate conformance level: Level A, Double-A, or Triple-A) must link to the W3C explanation of the icon. The appearance of a conformance icon does not imply that W3C has reviewed or validated the claim. An icon must be accompanied by a well-formed claim.

A conformance icon must link to the W3C explanation of the icon. The appearance of a conformance icon does not imply that W3C has reviewed or validated the claim. Here is an example of using the ATAG 1.0 Level Double-A icon and a link to a well-formed claim:

<A href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ATAG10AA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Double-A Conformance">
  <IMG height="32" width="88"
          src="https://www.w3.org/WAI/atag10AA"
          alt="Level Double-A conformance icon,
          W3C-WAI Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"></A>
  | <A href="URI-to-well-formed-claim">About conformance</A>

W3C will make these icons available in other formats.

Refer also to general information about conformance to WAI accessibility guidelines.

ATAG 1.0 Level A Conformance

Put the following markup in your page for the level A icon:

<A href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ATAG10A-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level A Conformance">
  <IMG height="32" width="88"
          src="https://www.w3.org/WAI/atag10A"
          alt="Level A conformance icon,
          W3C-WAI Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"></A>

ATAG 1.0 Level Double-A Conformance

Put the following markup in your page for the level Double A icon:

<A href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ATAG10AA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Double-A Conformance">
  <IMG height="32" width="88"
          src="https://www.w3.org/WAI/atag10AA"
          alt="Level Double-A conformance icon,
          W3C-WAI Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"></A>

ATAG 1.0 Level Triple-A Conformance

Put the following markup in your page for the level Triple A icon:

<A href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/ATAG10AAA-Conformance"
      title="Explanation of Level Triple-A Conformance">
  <IMG height="32" width="88"
          src="https://www.w3.org/WAI/atag10AAA"
          alt="Level Triple-A conformance icon,
          W3C-WAI Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"></A>

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[Contacting WAI] Ian Jacobs, wai@w3.org

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