• Success Criterion 2.5.1
  • Conformance level A

Swipe-to-Delete Action With No Tap-Based Alternative

2.5.1 — Pointer Gestures

Scenario

Setting

A video streaming service's show detail page

What’s wrong

Swipe-to-delete/-archive list actions with no tap alternative (long-press menu also counts as alternative only if single-pointer, untimed).

Example

A video streaming service's show detail page shows the problem clearly: swipe-to-delete/-archive list actions with no tap alternative (long-press menu also counts as alternative only if single-pointer, untimed).

Why it matters

People with limited hand mobility and users of head-pointers, sticks, or eye-gaze systems. In this case (a video streaming service's show detail page), they can't complete the task using a keyboard alone.

How to test

Try tapping a delete/archive action instead of swiping: if swipe is the only route (and any long-press menu offered isn't a genuine single-pointer, untimed alternative), it fails.

How to fix

A single-tap/click alternative must exist for every path-based or multi-point gesture.

Outcome

Once corrected, a video streaming service's show detail page lets them keep track of where they are on the page, specifically for the “Swipe-to-Delete Action With No Tap-Based Alternative” issue on a video streaming service's show detail page.

Who is affected

People with limited hand mobility and users of head-pointers, sticks, or eye-gaze systems.

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