Questions & Answers
What is the difference between AA and AAA accessible authentication?
What is the difference between AA and AAA accessible authentication?
- authentication
- cognitive
How can I meet the “Consistent Help” accessibility requirement?
How can I meet the consistent help requirement for web accessibility?
- Help
Can I have multiple links that go to the same page?
I have images and text links that take users to the same location but I am unsure if this would be a good user experience.
- Best Practice
- links
How do I add alternative text to an element with role=”img”?
I have a <div> element with role="img" on my site, but I am unsure how to add alternative text to the image.
- alt text
- labels
- role="img"
In screen reader testing, why aren’t my tags for emphasized text being announced?
I coded my bold and italicized text with the proper <strong> and <em> tags, but it doesn't sound any different in screen reader testing. What should I do?
- bold
- emphasized
- italics
- user experience
Why do desktop interactive components need a minimum target size?
My web content is for desktop only, not for touchscreen mobile devices. Why do the interactive elements still need to be a minimum target size?
- pointer
- target size
- touch screen
If images have captions, do they need alt text?
I have images on my page that include captions. Do I also need to write alternative text for the images?
- alt text
- captions
- images
Are Drag and Drop functions allowed by WCAG?
Am I allowed to use drag and drop functions?
- drag and drop
- keyboard
- wcag
Why is tooltip text required to be hoverable?
I’ve created a tooltip that pops up when the user mouses over a button. Why would a user move their mouse onto the tooltip?
- content on hover or focus
- tooltip
Why can’t I autoplay videos with no sound?
We often use background videos (looped, no sound) with something like the headline on it. It's a great eyecatcher and the users like it a lot. The WCAG criterion 2.2.2 says that this should not be allowed – only if the video would stop after...
- autoplay
- prerecorded video
- video only