Does Opera One Meet WCAG (Accessibility) Standards?

[Generosus]

Generosus last edited by

At a glance, it appears Opera One does not meet WCAG Standards. Anybody care to share more about this? Thank you!

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Generosus last edited by

@generosus Isn't that for web pages?

[Generosus]

Generosus @leocg last edited by

Hey @leocg,

The standards apply to apps, browsers, devices, and websites to ensure they can be used by people with disabilities.

Given Opera One's new design and UI, it's well-worth looking into this before complaints and/or legal disputes begin to surface.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Generosus last edited by

@generosus According to https://support.whatfix.com/studio/docs/which-are-the-browsers-that-are-wcag-compliant, only Chrome and Safari meet those standards.

[Generosus]

Generosus @leocg last edited by Generosus

Hey @leocg,

Thanks for the reference.

Additional research reveals the Opera Developers have worked on this in the past. Not sure they still are, especially with Opera One. Perhaps you can ping them to confirm.

Here's a great, short list of references they can use:

https://dev.opera.com/blog/wcag-2-0-3/
https://dev.opera.com/blog/opera-accessibility-where-we-re-at/
https://dev.opera.com/tags/accessibility/
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/project/opera/share/help/access.htm
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/
https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/#versions

It would be best if Opera One met WCAG 2.2 guidelines. They are scheduled to be released this year (2023).

Hope this helps a bit.

Cheers.