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Re: Is ARIA required to conform to WCAG?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mar 27, 2023 9:55AM

On 27/03/2023 16:41, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> This is mostly true, though a little bit confusing.
>
> Sufficient techniques are normative in that they are a documented way
> to pass a WCAG success criterion.
> They're not the only way to pass one, but if you follow that technique
> exactly, WCAG is saying that you pass.
>
> Similarly, a WCAG failing technique is normative in the sense that it
> is documented as failing one or more WCAG success criteria. It's not
> the only way to fail one, oh no precious.

Sure, but I'd be careful with "normative in the sense that..." because
that then is at odds with the wording of WCAG itself, which makes the
distinction between the *normative* part only being the core WCAG
document itself
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#interpreting-normative-requirements, and
both the Understanding https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/ and
Techniques
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/understanding-techniques#techniques-are-informative
are signposted as *not* being normative / being informative.

By reimagining what "normative" actually means, this might actually make
matters more confusing.

P
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