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COGA

Abbreviation for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force

In short and in plain language

COGA is a group of experts at the body that writes rules for the web.

It works for people who find it hard to learn, remember or understand.

The group has written advice for content that is easy to use. This advice goes further than the well-known rules for websites.

Definition
COGA is a task force of the W3C that works on accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. It has published the note “Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities” with objectives and patterns for understandable content. These recommendations go beyond the WCAG success criteria and are not binding.