Design October 21, 2025 2 min read W3C WAI EN

WCAG 2.2 Approved as an ISO Standard

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 is now an international standard, enabling more countries to adopt it. This benefits people with disabilities worldwide.

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 is now an approved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard: ISO/IEC 40500:2025. It is available free from ISO/IEC 40500:2025 - Information technology — W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. This standard enables more countries to formally adopt WCAG 2.2. Additional information is in the W3C press release on WCAG 2.2 approved as ISO/IEC international standard and ‘ISO/IEC 40500, EAA, EN 301 549’ section of WCAG 2 Overview.

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