- Success Criterion 2.1.1
- Conformance level A
Feature Usable Only by Right-Click, With No Keyboard Route
2.1.1 — Keyboard
Scenario
Setting
A used-car marketplace's listing filter
What’s wrong
Right-click/context-menu-only actions with no keyboard route.
Example
This shows up on a used-car marketplace's listing filter: right-click/context-menu-only actions with no keyboard route.
Why it matters
Blind users, people with motor disabilities, and anyone operating the interface without a pointer. In this case (a used-car marketplace's listing filter), they lose track of where they are on the page.
How to test
Tab to an item with right-click-only actions and try Shift+F10 (context menu key): if there's no keyboard route to those actions at all, it fails.
How to fix
Expose context-menu actions as visible, focusable controls (or Shift+F10 support).
Outcome
Once corrected, a used-car marketplace's listing filter lets them keep track of where they are on the page.
Who is affected
Blind users, people with motor disabilities, and anyone operating the interface without a pointer.
Learn more
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