https://www.codeslog.com/en/categories/web-accessibility/ Recent content in Web Accessibility on Codeslog https://www.codeslog.com/images/default-cover.png?v=20260114T1436 https://www.codeslog.com/images/default-cover.png?v=20260114T1436 Hugo -- 0.168.0 en-US Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-conformance-vs-bronze-silver-gold/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:13:44 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-conformance-vs-bronze-silver-gold/ WCAG 3 conformance vs. Bronze, Silver, Gold reporting tiers in the September 2026 draft: what differs, the four steps to claim one, and why no one can yet. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/act-rules-format-1-1/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/act-rules-format-1-1/ Why do accessibility checkers disagree? I ran 558 approved W3C ACT Rules test cases (556 measurable) through axe-core and IBM Equal Access. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/webaim-million-2026-page-complexity/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:35:52 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/webaim-million-2026-page-complexity/ WebAIM Million 2026's 22.5% jump in page complexity was a miscalculation; one-year growth was 14.3%. How to read DOM size, means, and error density. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-draft-september-2026/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:37:24 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-draft-september-2026/ WCAG 3 September 2026 Working Draft explained: one conformance line, Bronze/Silver/Gold as reporting tiers, and 216 requirements counted by hand. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/aria-live-status-messages/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:24:30 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/aria-live-status-messages/ How do screen readers handle aria-live status messages? A demo-driven look at WCAG 4.1.3, polite vs. assertive, debounce timers, and icon or sound status. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-accessibility-support-sets/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-accessibility-support-sets/ WCAG 3's March 2026 draft structures accessibility-support sets into a formal clause (§3.2.2) — what its English default leaves blank for Korea's Sense Reader. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/kwcag-vs-wcag-3/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/kwcag-vs-wcag-3/ Comparing KWCAG 2.2 (Korean Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) with WCAG 3 (3.0) on structure, conformance model, and timeline — and what it means for Korea. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-22-new-criteria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:10:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-22-new-criteria/ A code-first, try-it-yourself rundown of WCAG 2.2's 6 most-used new success criteria, plus the 3 AAA criteria and how KWCAG 2.2 and global standards stack up. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/web-accessibility-certification-guide/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:05:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/web-accessibility-certification-guide/ A first-timer's guide to Korea's Web Accessibility Certification: why get it, KWCAG 2.2, review stages, pass lines, fees, and what it doesn't guarantee. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/kwcag-22-guide/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/kwcag-22-guide/ KWCAG 2.2, Korea's national web accessibility standard: 4 principles, 14 guidelines, 33 checkpoints under KS X OT0003:2022, and why its revision year gets misreported. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-status-2026/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:08:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-status-2026/ Where WCAG 3 (3.0) stands in the March 2026 W3C Working Draft: the 12-category, 44-guideline structure, requirement counts, and the return of Bronze/Silver/Gold. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-migration-strategy/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:37:27 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-migration-strategy/ Do you need a WCAG 3 (3.0) migration yet? Why it is still a Working Draft, and a phased strategy for borrowing its Core and Outcomes mindset to improve accessibility today. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/eu-ai-act-accessibility/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:02:04 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/eu-ai-act-accessibility/ The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations begin August 2, 2026. Article 16 ties accessibility to the Web Accessibility Directive and the European Accessibility Act — and how Korea's AI Basic Act compares. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/webaim-million-2026/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:42:21 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/webaim-million-2026/ WebAIM Million 2026 scanned the top million home pages: errors per page rose to 56.1, up 10.1% in a year, reversing years of progress. Covers the top 6 recurring errors and the ARIA paradox. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-em-2-evaluation-methodology/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:05:57 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-em-2-evaluation-methodology/ W3C has published WCAG-EM 2.0, its accessibility evaluation methodology, twelve years after 1.0. What changed — from websites to apps, e-books and kiosks — the five-step procedure, sampling and random checks, and how it maps to Korea's certification. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/eaa-carrefour-ruling/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/eaa-carrefour-ruling/ A court in Caen gave Carrefour six months to fix its site and app or pay 500 euros a day — Europe's first EAA enforcement ruling. Why 71% RGAA conformity wasn't enough. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/president-site-redesign-accessibility/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:57 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/president-site-redesign-accessibility/ We audited the redesigned Cheong Wa Dae website (president.go.kr) against KWCAG 2.2 — skip navigation and dark mode are wins, but ARIA landmarks, tabindex, and image alt text still need fixes. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/form-accessibility-mastery/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/form-accessibility-mastery/ A complete guide to form accessibility based on WCAG 2.2 — from label associations and ARIA usage to error handling and keyboard navigation. Learn with a live demo. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/2025-web-accessibility-survey/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/2025-web-accessibility-survey/ South Korea's 2025 web accessibility survey, now measured against KWCAG 2.2's 32 checkpoints: the average score rose to 70.4, yet alt text compliance is only 17.1 percent, the lowest of all items. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/google-antigravity-accessibility/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/google-antigravity-accessibility/ An accessibility teardown of Google Antigravity's homepage: wrapping every letter in its own div breaks screen readers and browser translation. Covers WCAG violations, ADA context, and fixes. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/color-accessibility/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/color-accessibility/ Color design for color vision deficiency and low vision: the WCAG 2.2 contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and how it's calculated, never relying on color alone, dark mode contrast, and brand colors that fail. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-expanded-scope-beyond-web/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-expanded-scope-beyond-web/ WCAG 3.0 Draft extends scope beyond web content to wearables, Web of Things, VR/AR, and the tooling ecosystem, and covers how South Korea's kiosk accessibility connects to that expansion. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/seollal-gov-accessibility/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:40:12 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/seollal-gov-accessibility/ One month after Korea's Digital Inclusion Act took effect, I compare the Blue House's image-only Seollal card news, which has no alt text, against the Ministry of Health and Welfare's text-based approach. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/keyboard-accessibility-a-to-z/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/keyboard-accessibility-a-to-z/ Making a site fully usable without a mouse: tabindex and Tab order, skip links, focus traps and focus restoration in modals, :focus-visible focus styling, and keyboard alternatives to drag and drop. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-assertions/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:10:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-assertions/ WCAG 3.0 Assertions document accessibility procedures automated tests cannot verify. This post covers the 28 assertions in the March 2026 Draft and how they differ from WCAG 2.2's Conformance Claim. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-atomic-holistic-tests/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-atomic-holistic-tests/ Compare WCAG 3.0’s quantitative/qualitative testing flow with WCAG 2.2’s success-criteria model. We cover Atomic/Holistic concepts, view/process scope, and how tests connect to scoring from a practical perspective. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-scoring-conformance/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:10:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-scoring-conformance/ Explore how WCAG 3(3.0)'s conformance model moves beyond A/AA/AAA. Covers the Core/Supplemental/Assertions structure, the returning Bronze/Silver/Gold levels, and views/processes-based scope, based on the March 2026 draft. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/aria-practical-guide/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/aria-practical-guide/ A practical guide to applying ARIA in real projects: when to use it and when not to, plus code patterns for aria-live regions, custom tab/accordion/dropdown widgets, and accessible modal dialogs. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-structure-outcomes/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-structure-outcomes/ WCAG 3.0 restructures accessibility into Guidelines, Outcomes, and Methods. Covers the 153 requirements (Core 92 + Supplemental 61), Atomic vs. Holistic Tests, and a login-form example vs WCAG 2.2. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-era-why-new-guidelines/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/wcag-3-era-why-new-guidelines/ WCAG evolved from 1.0 to 2.2 over 26 years. This post explains why WCAG 3.0 exists: the All-or-Nothing dilemma, checkbox accessibility, and the shift from pass/fail checklists to user outcomes. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/ai-basic-act-accessibility/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:59:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/ai-basic-act-accessibility/ Reading Korea's AI Basic Act (effective Jan 22, 2026) through a web accessibility lens: mapping WCAG's four principles onto its transparency, high-impact AI, and generative AI labeling duties. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-act/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:59:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-act/ A people-centered look at Korea's Digital Inclusion Act (effective Jan 22, 2026): how it differs from the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization, kiosk usability obligations, and impact assessment duties developers should know. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-new-era/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:50:00 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/digital-inclusion-new-era/ Ahead of the Digital Inclusion Act (Jan 22), this piece shows how accessibility is expanding to digital inclusion through real cases and frames the questions we must ask for inclusive design. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/semantic-html-guide/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:32:17 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/semantic-html-guide/ Move from div-only markup to semantic HTML: when to use header, nav, main, article, and section, how article and section differ, plus heading levels and ARIA landmarks, with before-and-after examples. https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/web-accessibility-ai-era/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:29:12 +0900 https://www.codeslog.com/en/posts/web-accessibility-ai-era/ Can everyone use the web that AI builds? The accessibility gaps generative AI tends to miss, the four WCAG 2.2 principles in code, AI-generated alt text, and building an accessible AI chatbot.