A11Y-001 recommended wcag-compliance

WCAG 2.1 Level AA target documented

An explicit accessibility target gives the team something to measure against. Without it, "accessible enough" is undefined.

Question to ask

"What's your accessibility target, and who set it?"

Verification guide

Severity: Recommended (Critical if legal/contractual requirement)

An explicit accessibility target gives the team something to measure against. Without it, "accessible enough" is undefined.

Check automatically:

# Look for accessibility documentation
grep -riE "wcag|accessibility|a11y" docs/ README.md CONTRIBUTING.md --include="*.md" 2>/dev/null

# Check for ADRs or decision docs about accessibility
find . -maxdepth 4 -type f -name "*.md" | xargs grep -l -iE "wcag|accessibility standard" 2>/dev/null

Ask user:

  • "Does the project have a documented accessibility target?" (WCAG 2.0 AA, 2.1 AA, etc.)
  • "Is this a compliance requirement (legal, contractual) or a quality goal?"

Pass criteria:

  • Explicit target documented (even "we aim for WCAG 2.1 AA")
  • Team is aware of the target

Fail criteria:

  • No documented target
  • Team doesn't know what they're aiming for

Cross-reference with: A11Y-005 through A11Y-008 (testing items verify against this target)

Evidence to capture:

  • Documented target (or lack thereof)
  • Whether compliance is required
  • Location of documentation

Section

41. Accessibility

Team & Development