Accessibility checklist and guidance for content designers
| Success criteria | Level | Description | Interaction | Severity | Responsibility | Knowledge to test | Time to test | Test procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content | Level A | Description Images that convey meaning have suitable alternative text and images that serve a decorative purpose have a null alternative text assigned | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Minor, Moderate, Severe |
Responsibility Content, Developer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure ARC Toolkit, Manual, Some support from tools, Screen reader |
| Success criteria 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | Level A | Description A transcript is provided for audio only content (such as a podcast) | Interaction Cognition, Deafness | Severity Blocker |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | Level A | Description Essential content that is communicated visually in videos is also available as audio or text | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Blocker |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 1.2.2 Captions (prerecorded) | Level A | Description Captions are provided for video with audio | Interaction Cognition, Deafness | Severity Blocker |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | Level A | Description When there is audiovisual content (video) you can work out what is going on from the audio or an audio description is provided | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Blocker |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 1.2.4 Captions (Live) | Level AA | Description Captions are provided for video with audio | Interaction Cognition, Deafness | Severity Blocker |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships | Level A | Description The HTML structure and semantices reflects the intent - landmarks, headings, lists, data tables | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Minor, Moderate, Severe |
Responsibility Content, Developer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure ARC Toolkit, Manual, Screen reader, Some support from tools, Web inspector tool |
| Success criteria 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics | Level A | Description Instructions provided for understanding and interacting with content does not solely rely on shape, size, sound, visual location or orientation | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Minor, Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 2.4.2 Page Titles | Level A | Description Page titles are unique and reflect the purpose of the page | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Moderate, Severe |
Responsibility Content, Developer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure ARC Toolkit, Browser, Inspect code, Manual, Screen reader |
| Success criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose | Level A | Description Ambiguous link phrases have not been used. The purpose of the link can be determined from the link text alone or it has been programmatically defined. | Interaction Cognition, Screen reader | Severity Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Designer, Developer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Screen reader, Some support from tools, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 2.4.6 Headings and Labels | Level AA | Description Headings and labels clearly describe the topic or purpose | Interaction Cognition, Screen reader | Severity Moderate | Responsibility Content | Knowledge to test Quick | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 3.1.2 Language of Parts | Level AA | Description Correct language codes for different languages on the page has been set where applicable | Interaction Screen reader | Severity Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Developer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Web inspector tool |
| Success criteria 3.2.4 Consistent Identification | Level AA | Description Terms used for functionality are consistently used | Interaction Cognition | Severity Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Easy | Time to test Quick |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 3.2.6 Consistent Help | Level A | Description Any help provided is done so consistently | Interaction Cognition | Severity Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 3.3.1 Error Identification | Level A | Description Where an error occurs, the issue can be identified and is described to the user in text | Interaction Cognition | Severity Moderate |
Responsibility Content, Designer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions | Level A | Description Appropriate labels or instructions are provided when content requires user input, form labels are always visible | Interaction Cognition | Severity Moderate | Responsibility Content | Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |
| Success criteria 3.3.3 Error suggestion | Level AA | Description Error messages are actually useful, e.g. provide a useful next step or way of entering valid data | Interaction Cognition | Severity Medium |
Responsibility Content, Designer, Developer |
Knowledge to test Medium | Time to test Medium |
Test procedure Manual, Visual inspection |