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disability: Visual

Promotes web accessibility for people with blindness, low vision, or color blindness.

WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Pre-recorded)

Actions, descriptions, and other important non-audio content in videos should be described in captions, a separate audio track, or a text-based alternative like a screenplay.

Sensory, Wording
Visual
Content
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AA

1.2.5 Audio Description (Pre-recorded)

Actions, descriptions, and other important non-audio content in videos should be described in captions or a separate audio track.

Sensory, Wording
Visual
Content
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Pre-recorded)

Video is sometimes paused in order to give enough time for audio descriptions to be conveyed properly.

Sensory, Wording
Visual
Content
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

1.2.8 Media Alternative (Pre-recorded)

A text-based transcription of a video is offered, on top of closed captions and audio description.

Sensory, Wording
Cognitive, Visual
Content
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

1.3.1 Info and Relationships

Information or relationships between content that is visual is also conveyed through the code, via HTML or ARIA (for example the for attribute on a form label, or aria-describedby on an input that has hint text).

Code and Labels, Wording
Cognitive, Visual
Code, Content
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence

The visual presentation of the content matches what’s read out by a screen reader.

Code and Labels, Wording
Cognitive, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics

Nothing is referred to just by its colour, size, position, shape, and so on.

Forms, Sensory, Wording
Cognitive, Visual
Content
WCAG 2.1, 2.2 Level AA

1.3.4 Orientation

Rotating a device from portrait to landscape doesn’t stop everything being perfectly readable and usable.

Gestures
Cognitive, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.1, 2.2 Level AA

1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose

The purpose of form fields can be identified by the browser, so that auto-complete suggestions can be offered in a dropdown.

Forms
Cognitive, Visual
Code