What’s new in WCAG 2.1?
summary
WCAG 2.1 adds 17 new success criteria targeting cognitive, low-vision, senior and mobile users and requires testing across breakpoints and devices. Key additions include autocomplete/identify input purpose, reflow (responsive layouts) and non-text contrast for icons and focus states, plus rules for text spacing, hover/focus content, pointer cancellation, motion controls and a 44px minimum target size. Use W3C’s evaluation tool, Chrome accessibility devtools, Wave, Siteimprove, text-spacing bookmarklets and VoiceOver; many checks remain manual and audits take noticeably longer.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction to WCAG 2.1
- 1:05Overview of WCAG 2.1
- 6:02New WCAG 2.1 success criteria
- 24:47Q&A on WCAG 2.1 updates
- 53:13Closing remarks and resources
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