Reviewing WCAG Guidelines 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 4.1

Other "Making Web Pages Accessible" parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 4. This page covers Guidelines applicable to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines third principle: Understanding and fourth principle: Robust.

Guideline 3.1 Short Title: Readable

WCAG 2.0 Guideline 3.1

Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard

Summary:  Subject to certain exceptions, all functions must be available through a keyboard (i.e., every function that would normally be performed using a mouse).

Conformance Level:  A

Degree of Difficulty:  Low.

Additional Notes:  None

Consequence of Non-Conformance:  Some users have sufficient difficulty using a mouse to render mouse-only functions unusable for those users.

Validation: Can be validated with AChecker for known and potential problems.

Relevant W3C links: How to Meet 2.1.1, Understanding 2.1.1