Making accessibility standards easy to understand, one success criterion at a time.

level: AAA

Level AAA is the highest level of compliance, making the most accommodations for the broadest range of people. It’s hard to achieve due to the number of rules and sometimes conflicting requirements. Successfully implement every success criterion under Level AAA, AA, and A to achieve this standard.

WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.2.3 No Timing

Unless it’s a live broadcast or something else that’s happening in real time, there are no time constraints placed on the user.

Forms, Sensory
Cognitive, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.2.4 Interruptions

Pop-ups, notifications, and other interruptions can be switched off.

Sensory
Cognitive, Visual
Code, Design
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.2.5 Re-authenticating

If a logged-in session expires mid-way through a task, any data entered after expiry is kept, so that they don’t have to re-enter it when they log in again.

Forms
Cognitive, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.2.6 Timeouts

A warning is shown if a logged-in session is about to expire.

Forms
Cognitive, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.3.2 Three Flashes

Flashing content must never exceed three flashes per second, without exceptions.

Sensory
Cognitive, Visual
Content, Design
WCAG 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.3.3 Animation from Interactions

Animations triggered by interactions like button presses can be turned off.

Sensory
Cognitive, Visual
Code, Design
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.4.10 Section Headings

Headings are used to group distinct sections on a page.

Code and Labels
Cognitive, Visual
Content, Design
WCAG 2.2 Level AAA

2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced)

The keyboard focus is fully visible at all times.

Keyboard
Cognitive, Physical/Motor, Visual
Code, Design
WCAG 2.2 Level AAA

2.4.13 Focus Appearance

Focus indicators are at least 2px thick and have a 3:1 contrast ratio against adjacent colors.

Keyboard, Sensory
Cognitive, Physical/Motor, Visual
Code, Design
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level AAA

2.4.8 Location

The user is clearly informed where they are in a set of pages.

Whole Site
Cognitive, Visual
Code, Design