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Category: WCAG Principles and Conformance

Level AA (compliance)

Simply put

To meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance, the website must meet Level A requirements and be considered usable and understandable for most people with or without disabilities.

Why it matters

Level AA

Acceptable compliance. This level defines a higher level of accessibility. One or more groups will find accessing information in the document difficult.

Satisfying these success criteria will remove significant barriers to accessing web content. This conformance level is used in most accessibility rules and regulations worldwide, including the ADA.

To meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance, the website is usable and understandable for the majority of people with or without disabilities.

Best practices

Standard level of WCAG compliance.