ConformanceClaim is a JSON Structure definition published by WCAG, describing 9 properties, of which 4 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wcag/refs/heads/main/json-structure/wcag-conformance-claim-structure.json",
"name": "ConformanceClaim",
"description": "A WCAG conformance claim documenting an organization's accessibility compliance for a web resource.",
"type": "object",
"required": [
"claim_date",
"conformance_level",
"scope_url",
"wcag_version"
],
"properties": {
"claim_date": {
"type": "date",
"description": "Date the conformance claim was made or last reviewed.",
"example": "2026-05-03"
},
"conformance_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"A",
"AA",
"AAA"
],
"description": "Claimed WCAG conformance level.",
"example": "AA"
},
"wcag_version": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"2.0",
"2.1",
"2.2"
],
"description": "WCAG version for which conformance is claimed.",
"example": "2.2"
},
"scope_url": {
"type": "uri",
"description": "URL of the web resource for which the claim is made.",
"example": "https://example.com/"
},
"scope_description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Description of the scope of the conformance claim.",
"example": "The entire example.com website excluding third-party embedded content."
},
"organization": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the organization making the claim.",
"example": "Example Corporation"
},
"evaluation_approach": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Description of how the conformance evaluation was conducted.",
"example": "Combination of automated testing with axe-core and manual expert review."
},
"known_limitations": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of known accessibility issues or limitations.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": [
"Third-party video player may not fully support captions on mobile."
]
},
"contact_url": {
"type": "uri",
"description": "URL for reporting accessibility issues.",
"example": "https://example.com/accessibility-feedback"
}
}
}