- Success Criterion 1.3.3
- Conformance level A
Video Instruction That Points at Something Without Naming It
1.3.3 — Sensory Characteristics
Scenario
Setting
A survey tool's question builder
What’s wrong
Video instruction "select the item shown here" pointing visually without naming the item.
Example
Picture a survey tool's question builder: video instruction "select the item shown here" pointing visually without naming the item.
Why it matters
Blind, low-vision, and color-blind people when instructions mention only appearance or sound. On a survey tool's question builder, this barrier means they lose track of what belongs to what.
How to test
Watch any video instruction pointing at something on screen ('select the item shown here'): check whether it also names the item in words.
How to fix
Instructions must name the control or content in text, not only by shape, color, size, position, or sound.
Outcome
Corrected, a survey tool's question builder now lets a visitor move through the content with confidence.
Who is affected
Blind, low-vision, and color-blind people when instructions mention only appearance or sound.
Learn more
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