Conformance Standard
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
We strive for WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance on all eBay Products. In addition, we also follow some Level AAA Success Criteria (such as providing visually hidden text for ambiguous links and buttons).
Because the site is constantly in development, some areas may not consistently reflect adherence to this standard.
Open Source Accessibility Resources
eBay Inc. is a proud contributor to open source accessibility tools and documentation.
Design Patterns for accessible ecommerce web components organized into four categories:
- Messaging
- Input
- Navigation
- Design
eBay Accessibility Ruleset Runner automates 20% of WCAG 2.1 AA recommendations, saving time on manual testing.
A collection of accessibility testing methods with two goals:
- Ensure consistent accessibility testing across ebay.com
- Make detailed accessibility testing methods available to everyone; not just accessibility experts
This statement was created with help from the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.