Level A
Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, color, size, visual location, orientation, or sound.>
Explanation
Instructions must not use sensory characteristics like shape, size or location. This means that someone who can’t see or recognise those characteristics can still understand the instructions.
Responsibilities
- Content
- Design
- QA
Requirements
- Characteristics like shape, size, colour, or location are not used to communicate instructions.
Common mistakes
- An instruction tells users to “activate the green button”;
- An instruction tells users to “use the menu on the left of the page”;
- An instruction tells users they can “find more information in the square box”;
- An instruction tells users to “follow the biggest link in the tag cloud”;
- An instruction tells users to “Listen for the buzzer”.
Official resources
- 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
- Understanding 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
- How to meet 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics