Some things to remember when designing an online course, site, page, or module is that a mouse or trackpad is an inaccessible object. People who are blind or with visual impairments can’t see where to click the mouse, or someone may have a tremor or other disability proving difficult to click or navigate using one of these technologies. Ensure your course can be accessed through use of keyboard navigation (arrow keys or keyboard shortcuts) and remember to include descriptive and accurate language when directing a user to a certain part of the site. Someone using a screen reader may use the tab key on a keyboard to navigate through a page, press certain keys to perform functions such as bring up all the links on a page, or display all structural lists or bullets. Try not to use visual language such as “click on the green arrow” or “go to the bottom of the page to complete assignment one”. Instead, try using language that also describes where a user may find the assignment, such as “navigate to the assignments folder and complete assignment one on the bottom of page three”. You may use descriptive language if you also include a non-descriptive method to find the information.
Success Criteria 2.1.1
Additonal Resource:
WebAIM Keyboard Accessibility
All content can be easily accessed through the use of a keyboard. (A mouse is an inaccessible technology as some users can not see the arrow to perform a click)
Content must indicate when the keyboard focus is moved from the physical keyboard to an online or digital option
There are no AA requirements for this criteria item
All functionality of content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for indidual keystrokes