UI and UX Optimization · Accessibility · Component
The obligations
What is legally required, and where that is recorded — because accessibility obligations sit with the other compliance obligations.
The deliverable
What it is
The obligation varies by jurisdiction and sector and is widening. Treating it as a design preference rather than a requirement is how organisations discover it through a complaint.
Where a public statement of conformance is required, it has to be accurate, which means the gap has to be known before it is written.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The statement
What is published about conformance.
3 attributes: Published · Last updated · Accurate
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A conformance statement claiming more than is true is a misrepresentation, not an aspiration.
The other components in accessibility
The standard
Which guidelines apply and at what conformance level — because a named level makes the requirement checkable.
LearnThe testing
What is checked automatically and what is checked by a person — because automated tools catch a minority.
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