# Why WCAG Conformance Doesn't Mean "Perfectly Accessible"

DevFeed: [Why WCAG Conformance Doesn't Mean "Perfectly Accessible"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-wcag-conformance-doesn-t-mean-perfectly-accessible-36135.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.boia.org/blog/why-wcag-conformance-doesnt-mean-perfectly-accessible>)

Author: Jordan

Published: 2025-07-23T12:45:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [accessibility-guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-guidelines.md>), [accessibility-ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility-ux.md>), [accessible](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessible.md>), [alt-text](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alt-text.md>), [cause](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cause.md>), [content](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/content.md>), [lawsuit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lawsuit.md>), [markup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/markup.md>), [speech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speech.md>), [tables](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tables.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

The article explains that WCAG conformance, including Level AA, is a valuable goal but does not guarantee a perfectly accessible experience. Pass-or-fail criteria can be met while websites still create barriers through poor alt text, difficult captions, incomprehensible table presentation, or layout shifts caused by slow page speeds.

## Source excerpt

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are an excellent set of standards, and WCAG conformance is achievable -- regardless of the size of your website, the complexity of its features, or any other factors.