Principle 1 – Perceivable

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Conformance Levels

Description

Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.

Questions & Answers

What Is Synchronized Media?

What is synchronized media (1.2)? Is a video with audio considered synchronized?

  • audio
  • audio descriptions
  • captions
  • prerecorded video
  • video

Are Landmarks Required?

Are landmarks required? Do you have to have landmarks to comply with WCAG?

  • aria landmarks
  • landmarks

Images on Ecommerce Site

For ecommerce sites, when should images be coded as meaningful and when should they be coded as decorative?

  • alt tags
  • ecommerce
  • images

What is an audio description?

I've been told that I need to add an audio description to my videos, what does that mean? Will I need to have two different versions of the video?

  • audio
  • audio descriptions
  • prerecorded video
  • video
  • visual media

How Can I Make a Moving Graphic Accessible?

Our director wants to have an eagle (our logo) fly across the page on our web site. This is a terrible idea but I'd like to know what WCAG 2.0, section 508, and/or usability principles this violates. Any other arguments against this will also be...

  • alt tags
  • flashes
  • graphics
  • images
  • wcag