Editing Web accessibility (section)

===Norway===
In Norway, web accessibility is a legal obligation under the Act 20 June 2008 No 42 relating to a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of disability, also known as the [[Anti-discrimination Accessibility Act]]. The Act went into force in 2009, and the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs [Fornyings-, administrasjons- og kirkedepartementet] published the Regulations for universal design of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions [Forskrift om universell utforming av informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologiske (IKT)-løsninger] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regulation for universal design of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulation-universal-design-ict/id731520/|publisher=Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation|access-date=10 November 2016|date=21 June 2013|archive-date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111124230/https://www.regjeringen.no/en/dokumenter/regulation-universal-design-ict/id731520/|url-status=live}}</ref> The regulations require compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) / NS / ISO / IEC 40500: 2012, level A and AA with some exceptions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Giannoumis|first1=G. Anthony|title=Regulating Web Content: the nexus of legislation and performance standards in the United Kingdom and Norway|journal=Behavioral Sciences & the Law|date=2014|volume=32|issue=1|pages=52–75|doi=10.1002/bsl.2103|pmid=24504974|hdl=10642/2585|hdl-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Forskrift om universell utforming av informasjon|url=http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2013-06-21-732?q=Forskrift%20om%20universell%20utforming%20av*1/3Forskriftomuniversellutformingavinformasjons-ogkommunikasjonsteknologiske|website=Lovdata|access-date=6 November 2014|archive-date=6 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106105319/http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2013-06-21-732?q=Forskrift%20om%20universell%20utforming%20av%2A1%2F3Forskriftomuniversellutformingavinformasjons-ogkommunikasjonsteknologiske|url-status=live}}</ref> The Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi) is responsible for overseeing that ICT solutions aimed at the general public are in compliance with the legislative and regulatory requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Government's Action Plan for Universal Design 2015–2019|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/565cb331b0ee4bb4b997157a543a51d4/the-governments-action-plan-for-universal-design-20152019_q-1233-e.pdf#page=26|publisher=Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111124147/https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/565cb331b0ee4bb4b997157a543a51d4/the-governments-action-plan-for-universal-design-20152019_q-1233-e.pdf#page=26|url-status=live}}</ref>