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Read moreA regulation under Ontario's AODA requiring designated public sector organizations and larger businesses to make their public websites conform to WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Read moreA WCAG 2.1 success criterion (1.3.5, Level AA) requiring that common input fields, like name, email, or address, be programmatically identified using standard HTML autocomplete values.
Read moreA WCAG success criterion (1.4.5, Level AA) discouraging the use of images to display text that could be presented as real, styled text instead.
Read moreInclusive design is a design methodology that considers the full range of human diversity, including disability, from the very start of a project, rather than retrofitting accessibility onto a finished product.
Read moreIsrael's web accessibility standard, requiring WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance, phased in since 2017 under the country's Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.
Read moreJapan's national industrial standard for web content accessibility, based on WCAG 2.0, formally titled Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities.
Read moreKeyboard navigation is the ability to use a website entirely with a keyboard alone, using keys like Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space, and arrow keys, without needing a mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen.
Read moreManually testing a website using only a keyboard, unplugging or setting aside the mouse, to confirm every interactive element is reachable, operable, and visibly focused.
Read moreSouth Korea's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, currently version 2.1, aligned with international WCAG 2.1 and required under the country's disability discrimination law.
Read moreA WCAG 2.1 success criterion (2.5.3, Level A) requiring that the visible text label on a control also appear, word for word, in its accessible name.
Read moreLandmark regions are structural sections of a page, such as banner, navigation, main, and contentinfo, marked up so screen reader users can jump directly between them instead of reading the whole page top to bottom.
Read moreAn automated accessibility scoring report built into Chrome DevTools and Google's Lighthouse tool, generating a 0-100 score based on a subset of automatable WCAG checks.
Read moreThe setting on an ARIA live region, polite, assertive, or off, that controls how urgently a screen reader interrupts the user to announce a dynamic content update.
Read moreLow vision describes significant visual impairment that is not fully correctable with glasses or contact lenses, ranging from blurred central vision to severely reduced peripheral or overall vision.
Read moreManual accessibility testing is hands-on evaluation performed by a trained human, using a keyboard and real assistive technology, to catch issues automated scanners cannot detect on their own.
Read moreAn international copyright treaty requiring signatory countries to permit accessible-format copies of published works, like braille or audio editions, for blind and print-disabled people.
Read moreA WCAG success criterion (1.3.2, Level A) requiring that content be presented in an order that preserves its meaning when read by assistive technology, regardless of visual layout.
Read moreAccessibility as applied to native iOS and Android apps, covering platform-specific screen reader support, touch target sizing, and gesture alternatives distinct from web accessibility rules.
Read moreThe WAI-ARIA design pattern for pop-up dialogs that trap keyboard focus inside the dialog, label it correctly, and return focus to its trigger when closed.
Read moreMotor disability refers to conditions that limit fine motor control, hand strength, range of motion, or stamina, affecting how someone can use a mouse, touchscreen, or standard keyboard.
Read moreNeurodivergence describes natural variation in how brains process information, attention, and sensory input, including autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and is increasingly used as an inclusive framing alongside clinical disability terms.
Read moreA New York state civil rights law prohibiting disability discrimination in places of public accommodation, increasingly applied by courts and regulators to commercial websites.
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