An Accessible Guide to WCAG 3.3.8: Authentication Without Frustration
September 25, 2025
Logging in can be tough for users with cognitive disabilities. WCAG’s Success Criterion 3.3.8, “Accessible Authentication,” provides guidance.
Source: An Accessible Guide to WCAG 3.3.8: Authentication Without Frustration
No doubt all of us have, at some stage, probably frequently been immensely frustrated by a sign up or sign in process. It turns out WCAG has considered this issue, and there is success criteria for authentication as part of WCAG 3.
Here Ramona Schwering looks at how we can improve the accessibility of authentication and no doubt the user experience for everyone, whether they have cognitive disabilities or not, based on these criteria.
