accessibility-rules

name	accessibility-rules
description	Cross-format document accessibility rule reference with WCAG 2.2 mapping. Use when looking up accessibility rules for Word (DOCX-*), Excel (XLSX-*), PowerPoint (PPTX-*), or PDF (PDFUA.*, PDFBP.*, PDFQ.*) documents, or when mapping findings to WCAG success criteria for compliance reporting.

Document Accessibility Rules Reference

Rule ID Prefixes

Prefix	Format	Sub-Agent	Count
DOCX-E*	Word errors	word-accessibility	7 rules
DOCX-W*	Word warnings	word-accessibility	6 rules
DOCX-T*	Word tips	word-accessibility	3 rules
XLSX-E*	Excel errors	excel-accessibility	6 rules
XLSX-W*	Excel warnings	excel-accessibility	5 rules
XLSX-T*	Excel tips	excel-accessibility	3 rules
PPTX-E*	PowerPoint errors	powerpoint-accessibility	6 rules
PPTX-W*	PowerPoint warnings	powerpoint-accessibility	6 rules
PPTX-T*	PowerPoint tips	powerpoint-accessibility	4 rules
PDFUA.*	PDF/UA conformance	pdf-accessibility	30 rules
PDFBP.*	PDF best practices	pdf-accessibility	22 rules
PDFQ.*	PDF quality/pipeline	pdf-accessibility	4 rules

WCAG 2.2 Criterion Mapping

Level A (Must Fix)

WCAG	Criterion	Related Rules
1.1.1	Non-text Content	DOCX-E001, XLSX-E004, PPTX-E003, PDFUA.IMG.ALT
1.3.1	Info and Relationships	DOCX-E002, DOCX-E004, XLSX-E001, XLSX-E003, PPTX-E001, PDFUA.TAGGED, PDFUA.HEADINGS
1.3.2	Meaningful Sequence	PPTX-E004, PDFUA.READING_ORDER
2.4.1	Bypass Blocks	PDFUA.BOOKMARKS, PDFBP.NAV
2.4.2	Page Titled	DOCX-E005, PPTX-E001, PDFUA.TITLE
2.4.6	Headings and Labels	DOCX-E002, DOCX-E003, XLSX-E001, PDFUA.HEADINGS
3.1.1	Language of Page	DOCX-E006, PDFUA.LANG
4.1.2	Name, Role, Value	PDFUA.FORMS, PDFUA.TAGS

Level AA (Should Fix)

WCAG	Criterion	Related Rules
1.4.3	Contrast (Minimum)	DOCX-W004, PPTX-W003
1.4.5	Images of Text	PDFBP.IMG_TEXT
2.4.7	Focus Visible	PDFUA.FORMS
3.1.2	Language of Parts	DOCX-W005, PDFUA.LANG_PARTS

Severity Definitions

Severity	Meaning	Impact on AT Users
Error	Blocks access	Content is inaccessible or unusable with assistive technology
Warning	Degrades experience	Content is accessible but the experience is poor or confusing
Tip	Best practice	Content works but could be improved for better AT experience

Confidence Levels

Level	Weight	Meaning
High	1.0	Sub-agent is certain this is a real issue
Medium	0.7	Likely an issue but requires human judgment
Low	0.3	Possible issue — flagged for review

Compliance Standards

Standard	Scope	Key Rules
WCAG 2.2 Level A	International	All error-level rules
WCAG 2.2 Level AA	International	All error + warning rules
Section 508	US Federal	Mapped to WCAG 2.0 Level AA
EN 301 549	European Union	Mapped to WCAG 2.1 Level AA
PDF/UA (ISO 14289)	PDF-specific	All PDFUA.* rules