What’s new in WCAG 2.2 Candidate Recommendation
9 new success criteria - categorisations
Redundant Entry (Level A)
Consistent Help (Level A)
When you have help channels, make sure they're presented widely and consistently across the site
Focus Not Obscured (Level AA & AAA)
Closeup screenshot of a website that use a floating non-modal chat window
Dragging Movements (Level AA)
Isn’t this covered in 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures?
Is meeting 2.1.1 Keyboard good enough?
Screenshot of Google maps desktop web experience in sighted keyboard navigation mode
Screenshot of kanban board containing 4 columns of cards
Screenshot of a backlog list containing one column of items
Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA)
Minimum target size
If targets are smaller than 24 x 24, that's permitted, but
The nature of the target offset calculation
Target size exemptions
Accessible Authentication (Level AA & AAA)
The intent of accessible authentication is
Alternate conformant authentication methods
Options to make traditional username-password entry conformant
Additional authentication methods (AA only)
2.4.7 Focus Visible (re-categorised from level AA to A)
No change to Focus Visible
Focus Appearance (Level AA)
The default focus appearance scenario
Default focus appearance contrast checks
The location of the solid outline can affect the adjacent contrast calculations
Focus styles are often more complex than a solid outline though
Requirements for focus styles that aren't a solid outline
Calculating the minimum focus area
Supporting documentation is vague on calculating minimum focus area for irregular shapes
Another way to calculate a focus area
All the new things