Accessibility Compliance Report

The Keyboard Navigation benchmark evaluates how effectively a user can navigate and interact with various elements and components of an interface using only a keyboard. This is tested using common keyboard navigation controls, such as using the TAB and ARROW keys to navigate between interactive elements and using the SPACE and ENTER keys to activate elements such as links, buttons, and select options.

Conformance with this benchmark supports a wide range of disabilities and conditions, such as users with low vision or no vision, users with limited mobility or limited dexterity in their hands or fingers, and users who require alternate input devices or keyboard emulators such as speech input software or on-screen keyboard controls. Accessible keyboard navigation eliminates the need for precision hand movements or gestures that are required of a mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen.

The Headings and Labels benchmark evaluates the use of semantic headings and labels throughout an interface as a means of identifying logical sections and subsections of content, as well as identifying where user input might be required. This is tested by reviewing the underlying markup of the headings and labels that appear on the page to ensure that they can be programmatically identified by assistive technologies, and that any instructions or alerts essential to the completion of any forms or multi-step processes required by the user are described clearly in text and can be perceived by assistive technologies.

Conformance with this benchmark supports sighted users who perceive structure and relationships through visual cues such as headings, which are typically styled to set them apart from surrounding text, and assistive technology users who rely on programmatic headings and labels to effectively navigate between sections of content and input fields, even if the presentation or style of the interface is modified. The ability to reliably identify instructions or input field errors helps all users, especially those with limited vision or cognitive disabilities.

The Multimedia Alternatives benchmark evaluates whether non-text content that relies on visual or auditory senses (such as images or videos) has been given an accessible text alternative (such as image alternative “alt” text or video captions). This is tested by reviewing the type of non-text content used and determining if an accessible text alternative for the content has been provided, either as visible text content or underlying markup, or made available via the use of multimedia player controls.

Conformance with this benchmark supports users that have special sensory needs (such as visual, auditory, or tactile), as providing accessible text alternatives to non-text content allows the information to be rendered in a variety of ways to a variety of different users and assistive technologies. Users who are unable to see or have limited vision can have the text alternative for an image read aloud using synthesized speech, and users who are unable to hear or have limited hearing can reference captions or a text transcript for auditory content.

The Resize and Reflow benchmark evaluates how well content in an interface can adapt to user preferences such as text size, text spacing, and screen orientation. This is tested using built-in browser and device settings to modify the presentation of the content within the interface and verifying that any modifications made do not impede readability or render any of the content unusable.

Conformance with this benchmark supports users who require the ability to modify how text and other content is displayed in an interface to read or interact with it, such as users with low vision, users who are dyslexic, and users who require a fixed orientation for their device (such as a mobile device attached to a mount). Text and other content that can be resized and reflows appropriately is also compatible with a wider range of devices and viewports.

The Contrast and Readability benchmark evaluates how easily users can read text content and distinguish which elements of an interface are interactive. This is tested by evaluating the contrast of foreground text with its background using built-in browser tools and third-party apps to ensure that it meets sufficient contrast ratio requirements, and evaluating links and other interactive elements of an interface to ensure that they are visually and programmatically distinguishable to the user as interactive.

Conformance with this benchmark supports users with low vision or no vision, as well as users with varying levels of color blindness. Text content and interactive elements with sufficient contrast are easier to read for users with low vision and varying levels of color blindness, and information presented to the user without relying on color alone helps users who cannot perceive differences in color. Text content and interactive elements that meet sufficient contrast requirements also adapt more easily to high-contrast settings common in most browser and device settings. Links and other interactive elements that can be programmatically determined by distinguishable text help users who require assistive technology such as screen readers or voice-input software to navigate.

The Screen Reader Compatibility benchmark evaluates how well the content of an interface accommodates the use of a screen reader, such as JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver. This is tested by navigating through the interface with a screen reader, and ensuring that all important information and functions of the interface can be programmatically determined and described correctly to the user. Additional criteria of this benchmark include checking that the interface have provided a mechanism to bypass blocks of content that repeat on multiple pages, such as navigation, and ensuring that any status messages or alerts displayed on the interface can also be programmatically determined and described to the user without receiving focus, such as session timeout warnings.

Conformance with this benchmark supports users that rely on assistive technology such as screen readers or speech input software to navigate and interact with elements of an interface.