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Ask HN: Accessible Applications in WebGL and for the Desktop?

2 pointsby rusteover 4 years ago
I'm building a scheduling app right now using that renders directly on the desktop using opengl. I'm considering making a web version by compiling to web assembly. As I understand it, if I want to sell this application as a web app it needs to meet certain accessibility requirements. As far as I can tell that means I cannot sell the app and need to start over because opengl/webgl aren't particularly accessible on the desktop or browser. Am I legally required to build this as a traditional web app to meet accessibility requirements if I want to run it in a browser? Are requirements looser if I build it just as a desktop app?

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Finnucaneover 4 years ago
&#x27;requirements&#x27; kinda depends on who you are trying to sell to. If it&#x27;s to the US Federal government, it needs to meet the criteria of what&#x27;s known as &#x27;Section 508&#x27;. There&#x27;s information about that here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;section508.gov&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;section508.gov&#x2F;</a><p>Other customers, such as schools and universities, might want WCAG 2.1<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;TR&#x2F;WCAG20&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;TR&#x2F;WCAG20&#x2F;</a><p>They may also need to be 508 compliant because of funding rules.<p>Beyond that, things become complicated.
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