WCAG in Plain English

Tooltips and similar content should stay visible, be easy to dismiss (usually with the Esc key), and let users select and interact with the text.

Can you get around using the keyboard alone.

There must not be a situation where you enter a modal with the keyboard and can’t get back to where you were.

You can navigate and interact with a page using the keyboard alone.

Keyboard shortcuts must use modifier keys, like ctrl, command, or alt/option.

‘Skip links’ are available for keyboard users to jump past navigation.

When a keyboard user tabs through a page, the order goes from top to bottom and left to right, as you would read the page.

There’s visible keyboard focus styling to indicate which element you’re currently focused on.

The keyboard focus is not completely hidden by other content.

The keyboard focus is fully visible at all times.