WCAGin

WCAGin is a hypothetical framework intended to help teams implement the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) by providing a practical, codified bridge from guidelines to concrete resources. It maps WCAG success criteria to design patterns, code examples, automated tests, and QA checklists, covering WCAG 2.x and its successors, with emphasis on real-world accessibility challenges. The project envisions a living reference that can be searched by technology (HTML, ARIA, CSS, JavaScript), authoring phase, and accessibility principle, and that can be extended by community contributions.

Core components include a catalog of patterns for common criteria such as keyboard operability, sufficient color contrast, and semantic structure; practical code snippets; guidance for authors on accessible content; and CI-ready test suites. An accompanying API enables tooling to query criteria, fetch examples, and generate task lists for designers, developers, and testers.

WCAGin is described here as an open, community-driven effort hosted on an open-source platform under an established license. It emphasizes collaboration with accessibility groups and aims to align with WCAG's intent while providing implementation-oriented resources.

Impact is intended to be supportive rather than normative: organizations can use WCAGin to audit sites, train staff, and integrate accessibility checks into build pipelines. Because it is not an official WCAG document, it should complement, not replace, the formal WCAG recommendations.

Limitations include the need for ongoing maintenance to reflect WCAG revisions, potential divergence from normative language, and the risk of overreliance on automated checks. Proponents argue that, when used judiciously, WCAGin can accelerate practical accessibility adoption and improve consistency across teams.