> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://govtnz.gitbook.io/nz-government-web-standards/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://govtnz.gitbook.io/nz-government-web-standards/master.md).

# Introduction

This is a Knowledge Base of articles, resources and information gained from emails about web accessibility, aka web a11y.

A11y is a numeronym for accessibility. In short it means a + 11 letters + y. It's a popular way to shorten the word accessibility.