VGAR Content Requirements
Requirements
Content
Senseless Instructions (CON-WEB-006)
Don't provide instructions using sensory characteristics (e.g., left side, blue, round button)
Make sure that instructions for users are not provided in a way that requires the user to have a visual understanding of the content. If instructions rely on visual cues such as size, shape, color, or spatial directions and the user is not able to see the content then the instructions will not make sense.
Include labels as cues for instructions using text labels to help locate elements.
Requirements
Instructions Don't Rely on Visual Cues (CON-WEB-006-01)
Instructions MUST never refer solely to visual cues such as size, shape, color, or spatial directions.
Instructions Include Labels as Cues (CON-WEB-006-02)
Text labels and/or names MUST be used when providing instructions to allow users who cannot perceive other indicators to locate elements.
Test Procedures
Visual Inspection (CON-WEB-006-01-T)
Confirm that Instructions never refer solely to visual cues such as size, shape, color, or spatial directions.
Screen reader (CON-WEB-006-02-T)
Confirm that text labels and/or names are used when providing instructions to allow users who cannot perceive other indicators to locate elements.
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WCAG Success Criteria
W3C Techniques
Common Failures
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