WCAG 2.2 — It’s finally here
<p>The incredibly long-awaited WCAG 2.2 standards are now the “Proposed Recommendation” for W3C. This is the last type status before becoming the “Recommendation” and thereby being the new official accessibility guidelines for the W3C. It now only requires an official vote by the W3C. That vote supposedly ended on August 19, 2023 (<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-07-20/wcag22PR/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>).</p>
<p>So, it looks like it’s a done deal. I’ve even checked the Editor’s Draft, and it’s essentially identical to the published one. In other words, there are no known changes waiting in the wings. Cue “Pomp and Circumstance”!</p>
<p>I wrote an article in December of 2021 detailing the new standards for WCAG 2.2 at that time. Since then, several other criteria have been added and some have been moved around.</p>
<h1>Numbering in WCAG 2.2</h1>
<p>Previously, the Criteria were ordered based off their respective Levels. But W3C decided (wisely, in my opinion) that it was best to just append to the existing Criteria to avoid numbering collisions and confusion with existing WCAG 2.1 Criteria.</p>
<h1>The graduating class of Success Criteria</h1>
<p>Below is a list of the new criteria. Please hold your applause until they’ve all been named.</p>
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