WCAG 3.0 rebrands to W3C Accessibility guidelines: it will cover applications, tools, connected devices and emerging interfaces like voice interaction and extended reality. It moves from a model of compliance toward a model of effectiveness.

It does not more comply or not comply anymore, but provide a scale to measure each outcome. The conformance will be summarized to Bronze (similar to AA), Silver (broader coverage, higher scores and usability validation from people with disabilities) and Gold. Teams can claim conformance for specific scopes (checkout flow, mobile app or a specific feature).