Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable.
Make text content readable and understandable.
Conformance level: A
Specify the default language of the web page.
Conformance level: AA
Identify the language of each passage or phrase.
Conformance level: AAA
Provide definitions for unusual words or jargon.
Conformance level: AAA
Provide expanded forms or definitions for abbreviations.
Conformance level: AAA
Ensure content is readable and understandable, ideally at a lower secondary education level.
Conformance level: AAA
Provide a way to determine the pronunciation of words where the meaning is ambiguous.
Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.
Conformance level: A
Ensure elements do not initiate a change of context when they receive focus.
Conformance level: A
Ensure changes of context are initiated only on user request.
Conformance level: AA
Use consistent navigation mechanisms across pages.
Conformance level: AA
Ensure components that have the same functionality are identified consistently.
Conformance level: AAA
Ensure changes of context are initiated only upon user request.
Conformance level: A
Put help in the same place when it is on multiple pages.
Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
Conformance level: A
Identify input errors and provide text descriptions.
Conformance level: A
Provide labels or instructions when content requires user input.
Conformance level: AA
Provide suggestions for correcting input errors.
Conformance level: AA
Reduce the risk of input errors for critical data.
Conformance level: AAA
Provide context-sensitive help.
Conformance level: AAA
Ensure submissions can be reviewed, corrected, and confirmed.
Conformance level: A
Don't ask for the same information twice in the same session.
Conformance level: AA
Don’t make people solve, recall, or transcribe something to log in.
Conformance level: AAA
Don’t make people recognize objects or user-supplied images and media to log in.