- Success Criterion 1.1.1
- Conformance level A
QR Code With No Text Stating Where It Leads
1.1.1 — Non-text Content
Scenario
Setting
A nonprofit's donation form
What’s wrong
QR codes with no text alternative stating the destination URL/purpose.
Example
Open a nonprofit's donation form and this is what you'll see: QR codes with no text alternative stating the destination URL/purpose.
Why it matters
Blind and low-vision people using screen readers, and anyone who browses with images disabled, when icons or photos carry meaning. On a nonprofit's donation form, that means they can't tell what the image or video is showing.
How to test
Look for text near the QR code stating what URL/action it leads to: if scanning is the only way to know, and no text states the destination, it fails.
How to fix
State the QR code's destination URL/purpose in adjacent text or the alt.
Outcome
With the fix in place on a nonprofit's donation form, they hear or read what the media conveys.
Who is affected
Blind and low-vision people using screen readers, and anyone who browses with images disabled, when icons or photos carry meaning.
Learn more
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