- Success Criterion 2.5.1
- Conformance level A
Custom Scroll Area Operable Only by a Flick Gesture
2.5.1 — Pointer Gestures
Scenario
Setting
An online marketplace's seller dashboard
What’s wrong
Custom scroll areas operable only via flick gestures.
Example
Consider an online marketplace's seller dashboard: custom scroll areas operable only via flick gestures.
Why it matters
People with limited hand mobility and users of head-pointers, sticks, or eye-gaze systems. On an online marketplace's seller dashboard, that means they lose track of where they are on the page.
How to test
Try scrolling a custom scroll area with a scrollbar, buttons, or keyboard instead of flicking: if flick gesture is the only way to scroll it, it fails.
How to fix
A single-tap/click alternative must exist for every path-based or multi-point gesture.
Outcome
With the fix in place on an online marketplace's seller dashboard, they keep track of where they are on the page, specifically for the “Custom Scroll Area Operable Only by a Flick Gesture” issue on an online marketplace's seller dashboard.
Who is affected
People with limited hand mobility and users of head-pointers, sticks, or eye-gaze systems.
Learn more
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