what is wcag

WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are a set of technical standards on web accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) . The guidelines provide recommendations for making web content more accessible, primarily for people with disabilities, but also for all user agents, including highly limited devices, such as mobile phones. WCAG is primarily intended for web content developers, web authoring tool developers, and web accessibility evaluation tool developers. However, understanding and conforming to the WCAG standards has become a necessity for any business or organization operating a website, as not doing so can result in legal retribution. WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 are both existing standards, and WCAG 2.2 is a W3C candidate recommendation snapshot, scheduled to be finalized within 2023 Q3. The guidelines are designed to apply broadly to different web technologies now and in the future, and to be testable with a combination of automated testing and human evaluation.