[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3705: Add ATAG statement to the about/accessibility page

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#3705: Add ATAG statement to the about/accessibility page
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 Reporter:  rianrietveld  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  General       |   Keywords:
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 The Accessibility Team (Joe Dolson) wrote an ATAG statement, to be added
 to https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/

 This ATAG statement is sometimes requested for larger public service or
 government websites using a CMS. It would be great when we can point
 requests to the ATAG statement on theabout/accessibility page.

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 ATAG Statement

 The [Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines version
 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/), or ATAG, are a set of guidelines that
 govern how to create a tool for creating web pages that is both accessible
 and encourages the creation of accessible content.

 The [WordPress accessibility coding
 standards](https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-
 standards/accessibility-coding-standards/) require new or updated code to
 meet the standards of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
 version 2.0 at level AA. ATAG conformance is an additional goal beyond
 WCAG compliance.

 An application that's fully conformant to ATAG 2.0 must not only be usable
 by people with disabilities, but it should enable and encourage all users
 to create accessible content, and assist them in repairing accessibility
 mistakes, without requiring any additional tools or add-ons.

 WordPress is not currently conformant with ATAG 2.0, but pledges to pursue
 features that are accessible and which help users create accessible
 content in pursuit of the long-term goal of ATAG compliance.

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