The goal here is to remove the need for users to manually move their mobile devices. Features such as shake-to-undo are problematic because they can be accidentally triggered by users who may not be able to hold their devices steady. Alternatively, requirements for device movement will be impossible for people who have their devices affixed to other objects, such as their wheelchair.
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WCAG2.1 Addition – Success Criterion 2.5.3: Label in Name (Level A)
Ensure that the control’s text label and accessible name are the same where possible. This practice supports both visual users and those interacting through voice commands or assistive technologies.
WCAG2.1 Addition – Success Criterion 2.5.2: Pointer Cancellation (Level A)
The purpose of this requirement is to minimize accidental activations caused by mouse clicks or touch inputs. It aims to make cancellation points predictable and consistent, as well as to facilitate easy recovery from unintended actions.
WCAG2.1 Addition – Success Criterion 2.5.1: Pointer Gestures (Level A)
All functionality that relies on multi-point or path-based gestures can be operated using a single-point interaction unless a multi-point or path-based gesture is strictly necessary.
WCAG2.1 Addition – Success Criterion 2.1.4: Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)
The purpose of these requirements is to minimize accidental activation of keyboard shortcuts, which can pose significant issues for users who depend on them.
Accessibility issues of CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. It is a system that almost always relies on a user’s vision to determine whether the user of a web site is a human or a bot. Unfortunately, due to its inherently visual nature, when CAPTCHAs were initially developed they were
The needs of people with mental health disabilities
Mental health disabilities (sometimes called “psychosocial disabilities”) are often overlooked when people think about accessibility. In fact, WCAG2 does not reference the needs of people with mental health disabilities at all. According to Healthdirect Australia, the main groups of mental health disabilities are: mood disabilities (such as depression or bipolar disorder) anxiety disabilities personality disabilities
Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing, Step 3: Test critical issues – Headset trap
Welcome to our series on the ICT Symposium’s Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing. We will be posting a series of articles to help testers and developers determine and improve the accessibility of their mobile websites and apps. All this information is already online in Word format, so if you can’t wait check out
Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing, Step 3: Test critical issues – Text-to-Speech Trap
Welcome to our series on the ICT Symposium’s Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing. We will be posting a series of articles to help testers and developers determine and improve the accessibility of their mobile websites and apps. All this information is already online in Word format, so if you can’t wait check out
The needs of people with cognitive disabilities
People with cognitive, language and learning disabilities comprise the largest group of those with disabilities accessing the web—approximately 15 to 20% of the population. It is important to remember that people with cognitive disabilities often have a problem in only one area of cognition and can be of average or higher-than-average intelligence. People with cognitive