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The whole WCAG 2.2 AA standard, on one checklist.
A plain-English checklist of all 55 Level AA success criteria, organised by the four POUR principles. For each item you get a short, readable summary, the common ways it fails, and how to test it — so you can work through your site in an order that makes sense.
Want the background first? Read what WCAG 2.2 AA actually requires.
What's inside
- The 55 Level AA success criteria in WCAG 2.2, summarised in plain English, so you can see the whole standard on a few pages.
- Organised by the four POUR principles — Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust — so related checks sit together.
- The nine criteria added in WCAG 2.2, flagged separately, including target size, dragging movements, focus not obscured and accessible authentication.
- The common failures behind most real-world issues: low-contrast text, missing alt text, unlabelled form fields and empty links or buttons.
- How to test each item — what an automated checker catches, and what only a keyboard and a screen reader will find.
- A column to record pass, fail or not-applicable against each page template, so you can show your progress.
Organised the way the standard is: POUR
Perceivable
Text alternatives, captions, colour contrast and content that adapts — so people can take it in by sight, sound or touch.
Operable
Keyboard access, enough time, no seizure triggers, clear focus and large-enough targets — so people can navigate and act.
Understandable
Readable text, predictable behaviour, clear labels and helpful error handling — so people can make sense of it.
Robust
Valid, well-structured markup with correct names, roles and values — so it works with screen readers and other assistive tech.
The checklist follows this order, with the nine criteria new in WCAG 2.2 flagged so you can see what changed.
Who this is for
- A developer or designer who wants the standard on one reference sheet.
- A site or store owner who needs to know where they stand before an audit.
- A marketing or content lead checking pages before they go live.
- An agency running the same checks across many client sites.
A checklist tells you where you stand. To go deeper, work through the guides or test your colours in the contrast checker.