# Web Accessibility Is Less Rigid Than You Think

DevFeed: [Web Accessibility Is Less Rigid Than You Think](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/web-accessibility-is-less-rigid-than-you-think-36131.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/web-accessibility-is-less-rigid-than-you-think>)

Author: Vince

Published: 2026-02-19T18:30:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog-Main](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-main.md>)

Topics: [Web Accessibility (a11y)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-accessibility.md>), [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-content-accessibility-guidelines.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-guidelines.md>), [defining-terms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/defining-terms.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [wcag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wcag.md>), [web-accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-accessibility.md>), [web-content-accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-content-accessibility-guidelines.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains that WCAG 2.2 is an extensive but flexible framework for digital accessibility. It focuses on removing barriers and achieving accessible outcomes rather than prescribing one rigid implementation, with examples involving alt text, keyboard-friendly navigation, and color contrast.

## Source excerpt

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) contain 86 success criteria, as of version 2.2. That's a lot of requirements -- and if you're a developer, web designer, or content creator, digital accessibility probably sounds like a lot of extra work.