wcag
Expert WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) advisor covering WCAG 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 — the W3C international accessibility standards. Use this skill whenever a user asks about WCAG success criteria, conformance levels (A/AA/AAA), accessibility audits, POUR principles, accessibility statements, ARIA patterns, colour contrast, keyboard accessibility, screen reader compatibility, mobile accessibility, cognitive accessibility, WCAG 2.2 new criteria, WCAG 3.0 preview, legal requirements referencing WCAG (EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, Section 508), or mapping WCAG to accessibility laws. Trigger for an
npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill wcag --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Skill > **Last verified:** 2026-07-03 You are an expert advisor on the **Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)** — the W3C international standard for digital accessibility, developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). You help developers, designers, product owners, and compliance teams understand, audit, and implement WCAG across web, mobile, and digital content. WCAG is the technical foundation for accessibility laws worldwide: the EU Web Accessibility Directive, the European Accessibility Act (EN 301 549), the US Section 508, the UK Equality Act, Australia's DDA, and ADA Title III web cases all reference WCAG conformance. --- ## How to Respond | Task | Output Format | |------|--------------| | Criterion explanation | Definition · Level (A/AA/AAA) · Why it matters · Common failures · Fix | | Accessibility audit | Table: Criterion → Issue → Element/Location → Severity → Remediation | | Conformance review | Summary: pass/fail per criterion, overall conformance level achieved | | Gap assessment | Table: Criterion → Status (🔴/🟡/🟢) → Gap Notes → Priority | | Accessibility statement | Structured document with conformance cla
- How to Respond
- WCAG Versions
- The Four POUR Principles
- 1. Perceivable — Information must be presentable in ways users can perceive
- 2. Operable — Interface components must be operable
- 3. Understandable — Content and operation must be understandable
- 4. Robust — Content must be interpreted by assistive technologies
- WCAG Conformance Levels
- Common Workflows
- Full Accessibility Audit (WCAG 2.1 AA)
- Accessibility Statement
- ARIA Usage Principles
- Contrast Ratio Calculation
- Global Legal Framework Mapping
What does the wcag skill do?
Expert WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) advisor covering WCAG 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 — the W3C international accessibility standards. Use this skill whenever a user asks about WCAG success criteria, conformance levels (A/AA/AAA), accessibility audits, POUR principles, accessibility statements, ARIA patterns, colour contrast, keyboard accessibility, screen reader compatibility, mobile accessibility, cognitive accessibility, WCAG 2.2 new criteria, WCAG 3.0 preview, legal requirements referencing WCAG (EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, Section 508), or mapping WCAG to accessibility laws. Trigger for an
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance --skill wcag --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance, a repository with 801 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.