Conformance
A very simple way to know if your are doing it good.
Success criteria levels
Remember the guidelines where divided into different success criteria? Nice. Those success criteria are classified into 3 levels.
- Single-A (A): the lowest
- Double-A (AA): the medium
- Triple-A (AAA): the highest
Webpages conformance levels
So, once you have tested the success criteria, you can state the conformance of your webpage into 3 levels:
- Level Single-A (A): your webpage satisfies all the Single-A (A) success criteria.
- Level Double-A (AA): your webpage satisfies all the Single-A (A) and Double-A (AA) success criteria.
- Level Triple-A (AAA): your webpage satisfies all the Single-A (A), Double-A (AA) and Triple-A (AAA) success criteria.
Conformance Scope
One interesting thing in WCAG 2 is that it specifies what type of material is subject to be certified as ok or not.
How to tell everybody that your webpage is ok
Once you have tested your webpages, you want to tell everyone that you have cared about accessibility. In WCAG 1.0 you had the fancy logos, but they had a great problem: everybody could use them despite of being accessible or not.
What to include in a conformance claim
If you want to use a conformance claim, there is required and optional information you should provide:
Examples of conformance claims
The conformance claim has several components, divided into 3 parts:
What if I cannot control user-generated content?
Imagine you have done a great job in designing your website. Now, it’s time for the users to add the content. But those users can be anyone, even outside of your organization, so you simply cannot be everywhere.