Covers: Library website and LibGuides
Levels: A and AA
Last Reviewed: Under development
| Success Criteria | Lvl | Description | Notes | P/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content | A | Provide text alternatives for non-text content |
| Fail |
| 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Provide an alternative to video-only and audio-only content | No video-only content. The archives has some audio-only content, some of which has an available transcript. Although this material is exempt from WCAG to do date of publication, it would still be good to develop transcripts for the remaining content. | Pass |
| 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Provide captions for videos with audio |
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| 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Video with an audio has a second alternative | ||
| 1.2.4 Captions (Live) | AA | Live videos have captions | No live video | Pass |
| 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Users have access to audio description for video content | ||
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships | A | Logical structures | ||
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence | A | Present content in a meaningful order | On the library website, reading flow is: Header>Left sidebar (if present)>main content>Right sidebar (if present). All website pages are designed to make sense when read in this order. | Pass |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics | A | Use more than one sense for instructions | ||
| 1.3.4 Orientation | AA | Requires authors not to rely on a screen orientation | ||
| 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose | AA | Ensure common names are provided using the HTML autocomplete list | ||
| 1.4.1 Use of Color | A | Don’t use presentation that relies solely on color | ||
| 1.4.2 Audio Control | A | Don’t play audio automatically | No auto play content at all | Pass |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Contrast ratio between text and background is at least 4.5:1 | Some contrast ratios were imperceptibly below this ratio (4.49:1). Fixed. | Pass |
| 1.4.4 Resize Text | AA | Text can be resized to 200% without loss of content or function | Tested good | Pass |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text | AA | Don’t use images of text |
| Pass |
| 1.4.10 Reflow | AA | Your website must be responsive | Tested good | Pass |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast | AA | High contrast between pieces of text and their backgrounds | Tested good | Pass |
| 1.4.12 Text Spacing | AA | Text spacing can be overridden to improve the reading experience | Tested good | Pass |
| 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Ensuring content visible on hover or keyboard focus does not lead to accessibility issues | Main menu uses hover - anything else? | |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard | A | Accessible by keyboard only | ||
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap | A | Don’t trap keyboard users | ||
| 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts | A | Do not use single key shortcuts or provide a way to turn them off or change them | No relevant content | Pass |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable | A | Time limits have user controls | No relevant content | Pass |
| 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Provide user controls for moving content | No relevant content | Pass |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | No content flashes more than three times per second | No relevant content | Pass |
| 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks | A | Provide a “Skip to Content” link | All pages have this link in the header | Pass |
| 2.4.2 Page Titled | A | Helpful and clear page title | Fundamental principle followed in creation of this site. | Pass |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order | A | Logical Order | Fundamental principle followed in creation of this site. | Pass |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Every link’s purpose is clear from its context | Fundamental principle followed in creation of this site. | Pass |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways | AA | Offer several ways to find pages | Site provides a drop-down menu, site search, and static menu pages. | Pass |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels | AA | Use clear headings and labels | Fundamental principle followed in creation of this site. | Pass |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible | AA | Keyboard focus is visible and clear |
| Fail |
| 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures | A | Users can perform touch functions with assistive technology or one finger | ||
| 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation | A | This requirement applies to web content that interprets pointer actions | ||
| 2.5.3 Label in Name | A | The name contains the text that is presented visually | ||
| 2.5.4 Motion Actuation | A | Functions that are trigged by moving a device or by gesturing towards a device can also be operated by more conventional user interface components | ||
| 3.1.1 Language of Page | A | Page has a language assigned | All pages have a lang="en" tag. | Pass |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts | AA | Tell users when the language on a page changes | All pages are in English. | Pass |
| 3.2.1 On Focus | A | Elements do not change when they receive focus | ||
| 3.2.2 On Input | A | Elements do not change when they receive input | ||
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation | AA | Use menus consistently | Drop-down menu is persistent at top of the page and site search at the bottom. | Pass |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification | AA | Use icons and buttons consistently | Fundamental principle followed in creation of this site. | Pass |
| 3.3.1 Error Identification | A | Clearly identify input errors | ||
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions | A | Label elements and give instructions | ||
| 3.3.3 Error Suggestion | AA | Suggest fixes when users make errors | ||
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Reduce the risk of input errors for sensitive data | N/A | |
| 4.1.1 Parsing | A | No major code errors | Pass | |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value | A | Build all elements for accessibility | ||
| 4.1.3 Status Messages | AA | Distances between paragraphs, rows, words and characters must be able to be increased to a certain value |