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Why? What happened?
The updated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 is approved.
Since when?
5th October 2023
What’s changed?
There are nine new success criteria (2 Level A; 4 Level AA; 3 Level AAA), plus some new terms and information about privacy and security.
What does this mean?
If you haven’t already, now is the time to find out what to do so you can be confident your online presence is accessible for all users. The guidelines are an international standard for web content, and a legal requirement in most countries. If you are not meeting the minimum standard you may be putting yourself at risk of litigation, or worse, preventing users from accessing the same content everyone else can.
What changes will I have to make?
Keep meeting the standard for WCAG 2.1. It is still valid. And begin making changes to implement the additional criteria.
The new success criteria
Here is a list of the new success criteria.
- 3.2.6 Consistent help – Level A
- 3.3.7 Redundant entry – Level A
- 2.4.11 Focus not obscured – Level AA (minimum)
- 2.4.12 Focus not obscured – Level AAA (enhanced)
- 2.5.7 Dragging movements – Level AA
- 2.5.8 Target size – Level AA
- 3.3.8 Accessible authentication – Level AA (minimum)
- 3.3.9 Accessible authentication – Level AAA (enhanced)
- 2.4.13 Focus appearance – Level AAA
How do I do all of this?
Follow the links in this post to our LinkedIn article. You can navigate quickly to each criterion this way. Our article/s explain – in Plain English, and one by one – how to meet the new requirements and make your learner experiences better.
Please note: All articles originate from the LB Learning Solutions LinkedIn page.
Too much? Don’t worry! We love to help with accessibility. Contact us for support, to arrange an accessibility workshop for your team, or to get us to fix your learning resources.