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Challenges and Benefits of a Methodology for Scoring Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Conformance

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Author(s)

Frederick E. Boland Jr., Elizabeth N. Fong

Abstract

The World Wide Web (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative has developed comprehensive guidance on evaluating web accessibility. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 specifies the success criteria for evaluating the conformance of web pages. In this paper, we explore the potential of applying the structured assurance case methodology, which has been used with success in assuring safety cases, to measure adherence of a web page to WCAG 2.0 conformance requirements. The paper summarizes the results and provides a detailed description of the work. Finally, the paper summarizes some lessons learned from the approach.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8010
Report Number
8010
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

Conformance, measure, score, structured assurance case, web accessibility, web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Information technology

Citation

Boland, F. and Fong, E. (2014), Challenges and Benefits of a Methodology for Scoring Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Conformance, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8010 (Accessed October 24, 2025)

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Created October 1, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018
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