WCAG

First published1999
Issuing bodyW3C and WHATWG
DomainIT and Software
StatusCurrent, WCAG 2.2 of 2023

About WCAG

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines define how to make web content usable by people with disabilities, organized under perceivable, operable, understandable and robust principles. Version 2.2 in 2023 refined cognitive and mobile criteria. WCAG levels are cited in accessibility laws including the European Accessibility Act and Section 508.

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