# Why Is WCAG Level AA the Standard for Digital Accessibility?

DevFeed: [Why Is WCAG Level AA the Standard for Digital Accessibility?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-is-wcag-level-aa-the-standard-for-digital-accessibility-36134.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/why-is-wcag-level-aa-the-standard-for-digital-accessibility>)

Author: Mark

Published: 2026-03-06T16:56:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-guidelines.md>), [accessibility-requirements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-requirements.md>), [color](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/color.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [digital-accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-accessibility.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [readability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/readability.md>), [usability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usability.md>), [wcag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wcag.md>), [web-content-accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-content-accessibility-guidelines.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why WCAG Level AA is commonly used as the goal for digital accessibility. It contrasts Levels A, AA, and AAA, describing Level A as a baseline and highlighting Level AA requirements such as color contrast and visible focus.

## Source excerpt

When you're building an accessibility initiative, it's a good idea to establish your goals up front -- and most accessibility experts will tell you that means seeking Level AA conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).