The web technologies, mobile technologies and the dynamism of user interface designs are evolving much faster than ever. Along with the ‘work from home’ culture and pandemic driven world, the technical growth is driving the need for accessibility as the needs of the users with disabilities are changing and evolving rapidly.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, also known as WCAG which has been instrumental in making web content accessible to people with disabilities undergoes updates and upgrades periodically keeping these changes in mind. The previous iteration of WCAG, i.e., WCAG 2.1, was released three years ago. The official release date of WCAG 2.2 was supposed to be in November 2020. Unfortunately, the pandemic threw a wrench in the works, resulting in a delay.
In this post, we are discussing the latest updates on WCAG 2.2 as we hear and know.
Is WCAG 2.2 available?
As we mentioned earlier, the WCAG 2.2 official release date was in November 2020, which was delayed due to the pandemic. Expected to be released in the summer of 2021, we are still looking at a working draft. Our best guess is we will see an official release sometime late in 2022.
Although the window to comment on the working [...]