Standards and expert research sources
Fetch only from the domains listed here; do not discover other sources by web search. Availability and research outcomes belong in the current research.md,...
Fetch only from the domains listed here; do not discover other sources by web search. Availability
and research outcomes belong in the current research.md, not this maintained list.
Standards
Check the APG pattern whenever the component has one. Check WCAG and WAI-ARIA when a Decision topic needs a normative requirement.
| Source | Official documentation |
|---|---|
| W3C WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) | Patterns index (find the component’s pattern here) |
| W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) | w3.org/TR/WCAG22 |
| W3C WAI-ARIA | w3.org/TR/wai-aria |
Expert research
Advisory only. Check when a Decision topic is a choice or boundary question, or when the design-system research is silent or contradictory on a topic.
| Source | Official documentation |
|---|---|
| Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) | Design patterns topic (start here, then follow article links on nngroup.com) |