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

<div draggable="true" class="reorder-handle"></div> <!-- drag-only reordering -->

Why it matters

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

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.

<div draggable="true" class="reorder-handle"></div>

<button aria-label="Move item up">↑</button>

<button aria-label="Move item down">↓</button>

Any drag-to-reorder or drag-to-move interaction needs a single-pointer alternative like up/down buttons.

Outcome

On a streaming music app's search results, this barrier is gone for people with limited dexterity and switch — they get the same result as anyone else here.

Who is affected