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WCAG 2.2 is the latest version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It builds upon the previous versions, WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1, by adding nine new success criteria to enhance web accessibility for users with disabilities. These updates focus particularly on improving the experience for individuals with cognitive, learning, mobility, and low vision disabilities, as well as users interacting with mobile devices123.

Key Features of WCAG 2.2:

  • New Success Criteria: WCAG 2.2 includes two Level A, four Level AA, and three Level AAA success criteria. These criteria address issues such as focus visibility, accessible authentication, and reducing complex gestures on touchscreens24.

  • Conformance Levels: The guidelines maintain three conformance levels: A (minimum), AA (mid-range), and AAA (highest). However, Level AAA is not recommended for entire sites due to its stringent requirements2.

  • Backward Compatibility: Websites conforming to WCAG 2.2 also meet the requirements of WCAG 2.1 and 2.0, making it backward compatible7.

  • Removed Criterion: The 4.1.1 Parsing criterion from WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 has been removed in WCAG 2.227.

WCAG 2.2 Checklist – Draft

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WCAG 2.2 Checklist Noted on W3C website – What’s New in WCAG 2.2 – Interesting inputs from “personas” and navigating a website. Typical “disabilities” include repetitive stress injury, low contrast for seniors. Repetitive stress injury persona using speech recognition software, hand tremors, supermarket user with cognitive disorder. Thanks to William Goren. For an introduction to Web Content Accessibility… Read More »

Draft Published – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2

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Abstract Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including accommodations for blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these, and some accommodation… Read More »