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WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0
Source scope
Informative evaluation methodology for defining scope, exploring a product, selecting representative samples, evaluating them, and reporting findings; it does not add or replace WCAG requirements.
Publisher, edition, and currentness
| Publisher | W3C |
|---|---|
| Claim status | RESEARCH FINDING |
| Version or edition | WCAG-EM 2.0 |
| Publication status | W3C Group Note |
| Publication date | 2026-07-23 |
| Official location | https://www.w3.org/TR/wcag-em-2/ |
| K03 revalidated | 2026-08-14T22:04:09Z |
| Currentness assessment | Current WCAG-EM 2.0 Group Note located at K03 revalidation. |
| Superseded by | No successor is assigned in the current source catalog. |
Claim-level support
Each row records the precise proposition this corpus draws from an official section. The citation does not authorize broader conclusions than the stated proposition.
| Section | Proposition supported in this corpus | Official location |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | WCAG-EM 2.0 describes a step-by-step methodology to define evaluation scope, explore a digital product, select representative samples, evaluate, and report findings. | Official section |
| Status of this document | WCAG-EM 2.0 is an informative W3C Group Note and does not define additional WCAG requirements or replace WCAG. | Official section |
How this source may be used
- Confirm that the official edition, jurisdiction, and status remain current before high-stakes reliance.
- Cite the exact section supporting the proposition rather than the publication title alone.
- Keep technical conformance separate from factual truth, legal authority, moral status, and institutional operation.
- Record retrieval, correction, supersession, and purpose qualification.
Limitations
An official source can still be irrelevant, incomplete, stale, disputed, or unsuitable for a named decision. A standard can define an interchange or security mechanism without resolving personhood, citizenship, sovereignty, consciousness, consent, legal competence, or factual truth. A statute can regulate systems without recognizing Machine Intelligence as a legal person.
Current WCAG-EM 2.0 Group Note located at K03 revalidation.
Corrections, contradictions, and supersession
- No source-specific correction, contradiction, or supersession record is active.
Where this source is used
No related records are assigned in this release.
Authority boundary
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Exact source-section claims
Each proposition has a stable ID, status, scope, owning route, evidence relationship, currentness qualification, correction state, and synchronized JSON record. Record completeness does not make the proposition true.
WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 — Abstract
WCAG-EM 2.0 describes a step-by-step methodology to define evaluation scope, explore a digital product, select representative samples, evaluate, and report findings.
Support relationship
SRC-W3C-WCAG-EM2· Abstract · DIRECT SOURCE-SECTION SUPPORT
WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 — Status of this document
WCAG-EM 2.0 is an informative W3C Group Note and does not define additional WCAG requirements or replace WCAG.
Support relationship
SRC-W3C-WCAG-EM2· Status of this document · DIRECT SOURCE-SECTION SUPPORT