You have been asked to design and develop a Web site for a retirement community. What can you do to help make the site accessible to the elderly?

Question

Options

• AComply with the latest scripting standards.
• BComply with ICANN's accessibility standards.
• CComply with WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• DComply with IETF's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

• A
  5% (1)
• C
  95% (19)

Explanation

WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the internationally recognized standards for making web content accessible to people with disabilities and age-related limitations - including the elderly, who may have reduced vision, motor difficulties, or lower technical familiarity. Option C is correct because the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is the authoritative body that publishes WCAG, the actual standard used by developers worldwide for accessibility compliance.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - Scripting standards (like ECMAScript) govern JavaScript syntax, not accessibility.
• B - ICANN manages internet domain names and IP addresses; it publishes no accessibility guidelines.
• D - IETF defines internet communication protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP); it does not publish web content accessibility guidelines. This is a common trap - IETF sounds plausible because it's a real standards body, but its scope is protocols, not content.

Memory tip: Remember WAI = Web Accessibility Initiative - the "A" in WAI stands for Accessibility, making it the only acronym where the organization's name directly matches the purpose. If you see WCAG on an exam, the answer traces back to W3C/WAI every time.

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