Guideline 2 (Operable)

Question 1

Success Criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard

Answer 1

Level A
All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes, except where the underlying function requires input that depends on the path of the user’s movement and not just the endpoints.

Question 2

Success Criterion 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap

Answer 2

Level A
If keyboard focus can be moved to a component of the page using a keyboard interface, then focus can be moved away from that component using only a keyboard interface, and, if it requires more than unmodified arrow or tab keys or other standard exit methods, the user is advised of the method for moving focus away.

Question 3

Success Criterion 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception)

Answer 3

Level AAA
All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.

Question 4

Success Criterion 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts

Answer 4

Level A
New in 2.1
If a keyboard shortcut is implemented in content using only letter (including upper- and lower-case letters), punctuation, number, or symbol characters, then at least one of the following is true:

Turn off
A mechanism is available to turn the shortcut off;
Remap
A mechanism is available to remap the shortcut to include one or more non-printable keyboard keys (e.g., Ctrl, Alt);
Active only on focus
The keyboard shortcut for a user interface component is only active when that component has focus.

Question 5

Success Criterion 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable

Answer 5

Level A
For each time limit that is set by the content, at least one of the following is true:

Turn off
The user is allowed to turn off the time limit before encountering it; or

Adjust
The user is allowed to adjust the time limit before encountering it over a wide range that is at least ten times the length of the default setting; or

Extend
The user is warned before time expires and given at least 20 seconds to extend the time limit with a simple action (for example, “press the space bar”), and the user is allowed to extend the time limit at least ten times; or

Real-time Exception
The time limit is a required part of a real-time event (for example, an auction), and no alternative to the time limit is possible; or

Essential Exception
The time limit is essential and extending it would invalidate the activity; or

20 Hour Exception
The time limit is longer than 20 hours.

Question 6

Success Criterion 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide

Answer 6

Level A
For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, all of the following are true:

Moving, blinking, scrolling
For any moving, blinking or scrolling information that (1) starts automatically, (2) lasts more than five seconds, and (3) is presented in parallel with other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, stop, or hide it unless the movement, blinking, or scrolling is part of an activity where it is essential; and

Auto-updating
For any auto-updating information that (1) starts automatically and (2) is presented in parallel with other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, stop, or hide it or to control the frequency of the update unless the auto-updating is part of an activity where it is essential.

Question 7

Success Criterion 2.2.3 No Timing

Answer 7

Level AAA
Timing is not an essential part of the event or activity presented by the content, except for non-interactive synchronized media and real-time events.

Question 8

Success Criterion 2.2.4 Interruptions

Answer 8

Level AAA
Interruptions can be postponed or suppressed by the user, except interruptions involving an emergency.

Question 9

Success Criterion 2.2.5 Re-authenticating

Answer 9

Level AAA
When an authenticated session expires, the user can continue the activity without loss of data after re-authenticating.

Question 10

Success Criterion 2.2.6 Timeouts

Answer 10

Level AAA
New in 2.1
Users are warned of the duration of any user inactivity that could cause data loss, unless the data is preserved for more than 20 hours when the user does not take any actions.

Question 11

Success Criterion 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold

Answer 11

Level A
Web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period.

Question 12

Success Criterion 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions

Answer 12

Level AAA
New in 2.1
Motion animation triggered by interaction can be disabled, unless the animation is essential to the functionality or the information being conveyed.

Question 13

Success Criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

Answer 13

Level A
A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages.

Question 14

Success Criterion 2.4.2 Page Titled

Answer 14

Level A
Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose.

Question 15

Success Criterion 2.4.3 Focus Order

Answer 15

Level A
If a Web page can be navigated sequentially and the navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability.

Question 16

Success Criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)

Answer 16

Level A
The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone or from the link text together with its programmatically determined link context, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general.

Question 17

Success Criterion 2.4.5 Multiple Ways

Answer 17

Level AA
More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages except where the Web Page is the result of, or a step in, a process.

Question 18

Success Criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels

Answer 18

Level AA
Headings and labels describe topic or purpose.

Question 19

Success Criterion 2.4.7 Focus Visible

Answer 19

Level AA
Any keyboard operable user interface has a mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible.

Question 20

Success Criterion 2.4.8 Location

Answer 20

Level AAA
Information about the user’s location within a set of Web pages is available.

Question 21

Success Criterion 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)

Answer 21

Level AAA
A mechanism is available to allow the purpose of each link to be identified from link text alone, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general.

Question 22

Success Criterion 2.4.10 Section Headings

Answer 22

Level AAA
Section headings are used to organize the content.

Question 23

Success Criterion 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures

Answer 23

Level A
New in 2.1
All functionality that uses multipoint or path-based gestures for operation can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture, unless a multipoint or path-based gesture is essential.

Question 24

Success Criterion 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation

Answer 24

Level A
New in 2.1
For functionality that can be operated using a single pointer, at least one of the following is true:

No Down-Event
The down-event of the pointer is not used to execute any part of the function;
Abort or Undo
Completion of the function is on the up-event, and a mechanism is available to abort the function before completion or to undo the function after completion;
Up Reversal
The up-event reverses any outcome of the preceding down-event;
Essential
Completing the function on the down-event is essential.

Question 25

Success Criterion 2.5.3 Label in Name

Answer 25

Level A
New in 2.1
For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually.

Question 26

Success Criterion 2.5.4 Motion Actuation

Answer 26

Level A
New in 2.1
Functionality that can be operated by device motion or user motion can also be operated by user interface components and responding to the motion can be disabled to prevent accidental actuation, except when:

Supported Interface
The motion is used to operate functionality through an accessibility supported interface;
Essential
The motion is essential for the function and doing so would invalidate the activity.

Question 27

Success Criterion 2.5.5 Target Size

Answer 27

Level AAA
New in 2.1
The size of the target for pointer inputs is at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels except when:

Equivalent
The target is available through an equivalent link or control on the same page that is at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels;
Inline
The target is in a sentence or block of text;
User Agent Control
The size of the target is determined by the user agent and is not modified by the author;
Essential
A particular presentation of the target is essential to the information being conveyed.

Question 28

Success Criterion 2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms

Answer 28

Level AAA
New in 2.1
Web content does not restrict use of input modalities available on a platform except where the restriction is essential, required to ensure the security of the content, or required to respect user settings.