COMPLIANCE · WCAG 2.2

Does your website meet WCAG 2.2?

WCAG 2.2 is the current W3C accessibility standard, and the laws that ask for accessibility point to it or to an earlier version. Scan a page to see where yours stands.

Published by
W3C, October 2023
New in 2.2
9 success criteria; 4.1.1 removed
Level most laws use
AA
What ADAGuard tests
WCAG 2.2 A and AA

Who uses WCAG.

UNITED STATES

ADA and Section 508

Courts and the DOJ’s 2024 Title II rule use WCAG 2.1 AA; Section 508 references WCAG 2.0 AA.

EUROPEAN UNION

European Accessibility Act

Through EN 301 549, which maps web content to WCAG 2.1 AA, since June 2025.

CANADA

AODA (Ontario)

WCAG 2.0 AA for public-sector bodies and organisations with 50 or more Ontario employees.

What WCAG 2.2 AA asks for.

  • 2.4.11Focused items aren’t hidden by sticky contentPartly tested
  • 2.5.8Targets are at least 24 by 24 pixelsTested automatically
  • 3.3.8Logging in doesn’t require a memory testPartly tested
  • 2.5.7Dragging has a single-pointer alternativePartly tested
  • 3.3.7You aren’t asked for the same thing twicePartly tested
  • 3.2.6Help is in a consistent placePartly tested
  • 1.4.3Text contrast of at least 4.5:1Tested automatically
  • 2.4.7Keyboard focus is visibleTested automatically
All 55 criteria and how we test them →

WHAT’S AT STAKE

The yardstick every law uses.

Whether it’s an ADA case, an EAA complaint, a federal procurement review or an AODA audit, the question is the same: does the site meet WCAG Level AA? Meeting 2.2 AA meets the earlier versions too.

Overlays don’t fix it

An overlay changes the page in each visitor’s browser. It doesn’t change your code, so the problems WCAG measures are still there.

  1. Scan

    Find what automated testing can find — 40 of the 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA criteria, fully or partly.

  2. Fix, most severe first

    Critical issues block people outright. Each comes with its element and how to fix it.

  3. Test the rest, then keep watching

    Review the criteria that need a person, and schedule scans so new releases don’t regress.

Questions

What is the difference between WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2?

Each version adds success criteria and keeps the earlier ones: 2.1 added mobile and low-vision criteria, 2.2 added nine more on focus, targets, dragging and authentication, and removed 4.1.1 Parsing as obsolete.

When was WCAG 2.2 published?

The W3C published WCAG 2.2 as a Recommendation on October 5, 2023. Each law adopts a version on its own schedule, so check which one applies to you (next question).

Which WCAG version is legally required?

It depends on the law: WCAG 2.1 AA for the ADA Title II rule and the EAA (through EN 301 549), WCAG 2.0 AA for Section 508 and AODA. Meeting 2.2 AA covers all of them.

What is new in WCAG 2.2?

Nine criteria: focus not obscured, focus appearance, dragging movements, target size, consistent help, redundant entry and accessible authentication — at Levels A, AA and AAA.

How do I test for WCAG 2.2?

Run an automated scan for the criteria that can be checked by code — ADAGuard covers 40 of the 55 A/AA criteria, fully or partly — then test the rest by hand with a keyboard and a screen reader.
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