• Success Criterion 2.5.7
  • Conformance level AA

Range Slider Adjustable Only by Dragging Its Handle

2.5.7 — Dragging Movements

Scenario

Setting

A streaming music app's search results

What’s wrong

Range sliders adjustable only by dragging the thumb (no click-on-track increment, no visible steppers).

Example

Here's what happens on a streaming music app's search results: range sliders adjustable only by dragging the thumb (no click-on-track increment, no visible steppers).

Why it matters

People with limited dexterity and switch, eye-gaze, or voice users who cannot drag. In this case (a streaming music app's search results), they can't complete the task using a keyboard alone.

How to test

Try adjusting a range slider by clicking directly on the track or using visible stepper buttons instead of dragging the thumb: if neither works, it fails.

How to fix

A single-pointer, non-dragging alternative (buttons, menu option, tap) must exist for the drag operation.

Outcome

Once corrected, a streaming music app's search results lets them complete the task using only the keyboard.

Who is affected

People with limited dexterity and switch, eye-gaze, or voice users who cannot drag.

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