What auditors actually look for.
Two reference pieces to start with. WCAG 2.2 in the order it fails real Indian sites. veraPDF in the way it should be read — as the floor, not the ceiling.
The WCAG 2.2 Checklist, the way we actually use it
Eighty-six success criteria. Nine of them new. Four will quietly fail every Indian banking and government portal you can name. Ranked by audit priority, with GIGW 3.0 mapping.
Read the pieceveraPDF, decoded — what the validator actually tells you
The closest thing the PDF world has to a referee. Also routinely misread. What it can decide, what it cannot, and how to read a failure report without being lulled by a green checkmark.
Read the pieceComing next.
The pieces we are writing now, drawn from current audit work.
GIGW 3.0 explained — the new audit floor for Indian government sites
What changed from GIGW 2.0. The STQC review process. The CQW certificate, who needs one, and how reviewers actually evaluate compliance.
The SEBI accessibility mandate, in audit terms
What the August 2023 circular actually requires. IS 17802 mapped to WCAG. The compliance evidence regulated entities need to retain.
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