Web Accessibility Initiative

Overview
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) was launched by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1997. It is an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web (WWW) for people with disabilities. People with disabilities may encounter difficulties when using computers generally, but also on the Web. Since people with disabilities often require non-standard devices and browsers, making websites more accessible also benefits a wide range of user agents and devices, including mobile devices, which have limited resources.