PH DICT MC 2017-004Philippines
DICT Memorandum Circular 2017-004 (Philippine Web Accessibility Policy)
Philippine policy adopting WCAG 2.0 (ISO/IEC 40500:2012) for all government websites, including local government units, state universities and government-owned corporations. The text names WCAG 2.0 without a conformance level; this profile uses Level AA as the benchmark - change it if the client targets another level.
Key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Issued by
- Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) with NCDA
- Year
- 2017
- Conformance Standard
- WCAG 2.0 (ISO/IEC 40500:2012), level not specified
- Applies To
- Philippine government bodies
- What it requires
- Signed 9 June 2017; existing government sites had two years to comply
Check your website against PH DICT MC 2017-004
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