Web accessibility: principles, international context and italian regulations

Universal access is a key principle for the web, however, it is sometimes inaccessible, as can present barriers to people with different kinds of disabilities. Designing for accessibility is a real quality issue, granting access to information to people having different cultures, traditions, facilities. We present a general description of accessibility issues and international context. We also discuss the basic principles adopted in defining the Italian technical rules, and present some examples of best practices.