The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) success criteria (SC) and the Revised Section 508 Standards share the same objective: to make information and communication technology (ICT) accessible to individuals with disabilities. The revised Section 508 references WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA. The mapping in the table below relates each WCAG SC to the disabilities that may be impacted by non-conformance. In the table, the column headers (columns 2 through 9) represent the disabilities identified by the Section 508 Functional Performance Criteria.
Please note that the information provided in this table is intended solely as informal guidance and is neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities, nor a statement of the official views of the U.S. Access Board, the GSA Office of Government-wide Policy IT Accessibility Program, or any other federal agency. Any links to non-federal websites are provided as a courtesy and do not represent an endorsement of the linked information, products, or services.
Select one of the column headers to sort the table.
| WCAG 2.0 SC | Without Vision | Limited Vision | Without Perception of Color | Without Hearing | Limited Hearing | Without Speech | Limited Manipulation | Limited Reach and Strength | Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text content | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.2.1 Audio-only and video only (prerecorded) | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.2.2 Captions (prerecorded) | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.2.3 Audio description or media alternative (prerecorded) | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 1.2.4 Captions (live) | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.2.5 Audio description (precorded) | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 1.3.1 Info and relationships | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful sequence | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 1.3.3 Sensory characteristics | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.4.1 Use of colour | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 1.4.2 Audio control | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | X |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) | - | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.4.4 Resize text | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.4.5 Images of text | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.1.2 No keyboard trap | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | - |
| 2.2.1 Timing adjustable | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.2.2 Pause, stop, hide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 2.3.1 Three flashes or below threshold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2.4.1 Bypass blocks | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.2 Page titled | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.3 Focus order | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.4 Link purpose (in context) | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.5 Multiple ways | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.6 Headings and labels | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 2.4.7 Focus visible | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 3.1.1 Language of page | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 3.1.2 Language of parts | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | - | X |
| 3.2.1 On focus | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 3.2.2 On Input | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 3.2.3 Consistent navigation | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 3.2.4 Consistent identification | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 3.3.1 Error identification | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 3.3.2 Labels or instructions | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X |
| 3.3.3 Error suggestion | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 3.3.4 Error prevention (legal, financial, data) | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | - | X |
| 4.1.1 Parsing | X | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
| 4.1.2 Name, role, value | X | X | - | - | - | - | X | - | X |
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Reviewed/Updated: November 2020
