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2.4.5 Multiple Ways: More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages except where the Web Page is the result of, or a step in, a process. (Level AA) Requirements Ensure that each page can be found and navigated to in more than one ways. In addition…
2.4.6 Headings and Labels: Headings and labels describe topic or purpose. (Level AA) Requirements Make sure that elements that are identified as headings in code describe the purpose or topic of the content that follows; Make sure that elements that are identified as labels in code indicate the purpose of the input fields/components that they…
2.4.7 Focus Visible: Any keyboard operable user interface has a mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible. (Level AA) Requirements Why is it important? Sighted keyboard and switch device users track where they are on a page/screen as they navigate through focusable elements, similar to using a remote control with a TV…
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures: All functionality that uses multipoint or path-based gestures for operation can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture, unless a multipoint or path-based gesture is essential. (Level A) Requirements If a feature requires the user of several fingers at the same time, make sure that the user interface offers…
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation: For functionality that can be operated using a single pointer, at least one of the following is true: (Level A) No Down-Event: The down-event of the pointer is not used to execute any part of the function; Abort or Undo: Completion of the function is on the up-event, and a mechanism is…
2.5.3 Label in Name: For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually. (Level A)A best practice is to have the text of the label at the start of the name. Requirements Every interactive component must have a name that assistive technologies…
2.5.4 Motion Actuation: Functionality that can be operated by device motion or user motion can also be operated by user interface components and responding to the motion can be disabled to prevent accidental actuation, except when: (Level A) Supported Interface: The motion is used to operate functionality through an accessibility supported interface; Essential: The motion…
3.1.1 Language of Page: The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined. (Level A) Requirements The default language for the content of a page or app must be defined in the code. Why is it important? This makes sure that screen readers automatically use the correct speech libraries for accent and…
3.1.2 Language of Parts: The human language of each passage or phrase in the content can be programmatically determined except for proper names, technical terms, words of indeterminate language, and words or phrases that have become part of the vernacular of the immediately surrounding text. (Level AA) Requirements Content that is written in a different…
3.2.1 On Focus: When any component receives focus, it does not initiate a change of context. (Level A) Requirements When a user interface element receives keyboard focus (for example when users reach it by pressing the ‘Tab’ key, or when they click on it), that should not cause any big change to happen, such as:…
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