Design Principles
The following design principles
W3C's work.
Web for AlI
The social value of the Web is that it enables human communication; commerce
and opportunities to
share knowledge. One of W3C's primary goals is to make these benefits available to all people ,
whatever their hardware_
software, network infrastructure, native language ,
culture, geographical
location,
physical or mental ability: Learn more about:
Web Accessibility Initiative
Internationalization
Web on Everything
The number of different kinds of devices that can access the Web has grown immensely: Mobile
phones, smart phones
personal digital assistants_
interactive television systems
voice response
systems; kiosks and even certain domestic appliances can all access the Web:
Learn more about:
Web of Devices
Mobile Web Initiative
Browsers and Other Agents
Vision
W3C's vision for the Web involves participation; sharing knowledge_
and
thereby building trust on a
global scale.
Web for Rich Interaction
The Web was invented as
communications tool intended to allow anyone, anywhere to share
information_
For many years, the Web was a
'read-only" tool for many: Blogs and wikis brought more
authors to the Web, and social networking emerged from the flourishing market for content and
personalized Web experiences. W3C standards have supported this evolution thanks to strong
architecture and design principles_
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