Welcome to the world of WCAG

Hi! I'm Sanna, an IAAP CPWA certified accessibility professional. Hope you'll have fun a11ying with me!

I often get asked questions about the content of WCAG and how to interpret them. So I decided to create this small site to try to get those answers available to everyone.

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Perceivable

Text Alternatives

1.1.1 Non-text Content - A

Time-based Media

1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) - A
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) - A
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) - A
1.2.4 Captions (Live) - AA
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) - AA
1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) - AAA
1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) - AAA
1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) - AAA
1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) - AAA

Adaptable

1.3.1 Info and Relationships - A
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence - A
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics - A
1.3.4 Orientation - AA
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose - AA
1.3.6 Identify Purpose - AAA

Distinguishable

1.4.1 Use of Color - A
1.4.2 Audio Control - A
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) - AA
1.4.4 Resize Text - AA
1.4.5 Images of Text - AA
1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) - AAA
1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio - AAA
1.4.8 Visual Presentation - AAA
1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception) - AAA
1.4.10 Reflow - AA
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast - AA
1.4.12 Text Spacing - AA
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus - AA

Operable

Keyboard Accessible

2.1.1 Keyboard - A
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap - A
2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) - AAA
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts - A

Enough Time

2.2.1 Timing Adjustable - A
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide - A
2.2.3 No Timing - AAA
2.2.4 Interruptions - AAA
2.2.5 Re-authenticating - AAA
2.2.6 Timeouts - AAA

Seizures and Physical Reactions

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold - A
2.3.2 Three Flashes - AAA
2.3.3 Animation from Interactions - AAA

Navigable

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks - A
2.4.2 Page Titled - A
2.4.3 Focus Order - A
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) - A
2.4.5 Multiple Ways - AA
2.4.6 Headings and Labels - AA
2.4.7 Focus Visible - AA
2.4.8 Location - AAA
2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) - AAA
2.4.10 Section Headings - AAA
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) - AA
2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) - AAA
2.4.13 Focus Appearance - AAA

Input Modalities

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures - A
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation - A
2.5.3 Label in Name - A
2.5.4 Motion Actuation - A
2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced) - AAA
2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms - AAA
2.5.7 Dragging Movements - AA
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) - AA

Understandable

Readable

3.1.1 Language of Page - A
3.1.2 Language of Parts - AA
3.1.3 Unusual Words - AAA
3.1.4 Abbreviations - AAA
3.1.5 Reading Level - AAA
3.1.6 Pronunciation - AAA

Predictable

3.2.1 On Focus - A
3.2.2 On Input - A
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation - AA
3.2.4 Consistent Identification - AA
3.2.5 Change on Request - AAA
3.2.6 Consistent Help - A

Input Assistance

3.3.1 Error Identification - A
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions - A
3.3.3 Error Suggestion - AA
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) - AA
3.3.5 Help - AAA
3.3.6 Error Prevention (All) - AAA
3.3.7 Redundant Entry - A
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) - AA
3.3.9 Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) - AAA

Robust

Compatible

4.1.1 Parsing (Obsolete and removed) - A
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value - A
4.1.3 Status Messages - AA