As someone who has led WCAG remediation projects, I can firmly assure that it is hyperbole.
100% “accessible” is meaningless: full adherence to what standard? 2.1 AA? That’s an incredibly high bar, and would require constant vigilance and expensive audits on a rotating basis. Much of the guidelines are up for interpretation and can’t easily be expressed in a binary pass/fail besides.
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As someone who has led WCAG remediation projects, I can firmly assure that it is hyperbole.
100% “accessible” is meaningless: full adherence to what standard? 2.1 AA? That’s an incredibly high bar, and would require constant vigilance and expensive audits on a rotating basis. Much of the guidelines are up for interpretation and can’t easily be expressed in a binary pass/fail besides.
2.1 AA is mandated by law in the European Union for public entities, as well as commercial entities (soon). And yes, it is a high bar, for a reason.