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WCAG version: 2.0

Collection of success criterion published in WCAG version 2.0 in 2008.

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 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold

Flashing content must not exceed three flashes per second unless it is within safe limits.

Sensory
Cognitive, Visual
Content, Design
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 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

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

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

2.4.2 Page Titled

Each page has a unique title element that describes what’s on that page.

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

2.4.3 Focus Order

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.

Keyboard
Cognitive, Physical/Motor, Visual
Code
WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 Level A

2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)

A link’s destination must be clear from either the link text itself or the surrounding sentence context.

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

2.4.5 Multiple Ways

Header navigation is not the only way to get around a website; there’s another way, such as on-page links, a sitemap, or a site-wide search.

Whole Site
Cognitive, Visual
Design