WCAG turns accessibility goals into testable requirements for web content. Specify version, level, scope, and evaluation methods, and test complete processes with automated and human checks. Conformance addresses defined barriers while user research reveals how people actually complete tasks and what difficulties remain.
- FamilyTool
- CategoryProtocols & Standards
- DomainMeaning & Clarity
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Protocols & Standards
Defines shared rules, standardized sequences or requirements for actions and exchanges. Its practical contribution is an explicit basis for coordinated use or conformity within a specified scope.