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WCAG 3.0 is an active W3C Working Draft in development by the AGWG. Requirements, assertions, the conformance model and reporting tiers are still being developed and may change. The latest published draft is the 10 September 2026 Working Draft; this site follows the editorsโ€™ draft, which also includes exploratory provisions.

developing Assertion

Conventional Pattern Used

Group: interactive-components • Guideline: expected-behavior

Summary in Plain English

An organisational assertion: the organisation states that its components follow established platform conventions, and that any component library it uses is tested for accessibility before use.

Why It Matters

Assistive technologies are built around conventional patterns. A custom component that ignores them may be unusable even when it is technically labelled.

Scope: When This Applies

The draft's own conditions, quoted from guidelines/groups/interactive-components/expected-behavior/conventional-pattern-used.md.

Notes in the draft

A component library specifies a set of standardized components used in a product or products. It can include code to use, but at a minimum would define how the component is used and define pointer, keyboard, and assistive technology interactions.

Using a component library can help larger teams and organizations provide a consistent experience.

Examples of component libraries include GDS, Carbon Design System, and Lion.

Examples of platform patterns are ARIA Platform Authoring Guide (web), Apple human interface guidelines, and Android Material Design.