3.1 Readable
Make text content readable and understandable.
3.1.1 Language of Page
Conformance level: A
Specify the default language of the web page.
3.1.2 Language of Parts
Conformance level: AA
Identify the language of each passage or phrase.
3.1.3 Unusual Words
Conformance level: AAA
Provide definitions for unusual words or jargon.
3.1.4 Abbreviations
Conformance level: AAA
Provide expanded forms or definitions for abbreviations. You can provide these in multiple ways, here are some examples:
- Providing the abbreviation and the expanded form immediately before or after the other.
- Link to the definition.
- Use the
<abbr>
element to provide the definition. - Provide a glossary.
- Link to a glossary.
3.1.5 Reading Level
Conformance level: AAA
Ensure content is readable and understandable, ideally at a lower secondary education level.
You can provide visuals to help explain the content. Sometimes icons can make things easier to understand. Of course, it requires the icons to be understandable.
You can provide a spoken version of the text. There are quite a few paid services like ReadSpeaker available that won't require you to record the spoken versions.
3.1.6 Pronunciation
Conformance level: AAA
Provide a way to determine the pronunciation of words where meaning is ambiguous.