Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are an internationally recognized set of standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). WCAG provides guidance on how to design and develop digital content—such as websites, applications, documents, and online services—so that they are accessible to people with disabilities, including individuals who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice input, screen magnification, or other assistive technologies.

WCAG is organized around four core principles, often referred to as POUR:

Perceivable

Information must be presented in ways users can perceive

Operable

Interface components must be usable via keyboard and other inputs

Understandable

Content and functionality must be clear and predictable

Robust

Content must work reliably with current and future assistive technologies

SUNY Broome’s Requirement

SUNY Broome will adopt WCAG 2.2 Level AA as its institutional web accessibility standard to meet federal and state requirements and uphold the most current accessibility best practices.

What’s New in WCAG 2.2 AA

WCAG 2.2 was published in October 2023 and builds on WCAG 2.1: Introduces nine new success criteria focused on cognitive, mobile, and authentication accessibility:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines