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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 4.1.1 Parsing | A | No major code errors | ||
| 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 |