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WCAG Explorer (beta)

This resource is designed for anyone eager to master digital accessibility. Explore WCAG success criteria through clear, easy-to-understand descriptions. We owe a special "hat tip" to Johannes Lehner’s WCAG Card Deck, which served as the inspiration for this project.

We plan to expand this library over time, so please check back regularly for updates.

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  • Level A + AA (PSBAR)

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  • Gestures

8 success criteria found for Level A + AA and Gestures theme

Success criterion 2.5.4 Motion Actuation [2.1 and 2.2]

Level Level A, WCAG principle: Operable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES

If an action can be triggered by motion (like shaking or tilting the device), it must also:

  • work without motion, and
  • be possible to turn off motion-based input

Success criterion 1.3.4 Orientation [2.1 and 2.2]

Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES

Content must remain readable and usable in both portrait and landscape orientation, unless a specific one is essential (e.g. in a piano app that requires landscape to show the full keyboard).

Success criterion 1.4.10 Reflow [2.1 and 2.2]

Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY

Content remains functional and easy to read when:

  • zoomed to 400% or
  • viewed at 320px width,

without needing to scroll in two directions (except for tables, maps, and similar content).

Success criterion 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus [2.1 and 2.2]

Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Perceivable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES KEYBOARD ZOOM AND LEGIBILITY

When additional content appears on hover or keyboard focus (including long press on touch), it must:

  • stay visible until dismissed or no longer valid,
  • be dismissible (e.g. using the [esc] key), and
  • remain visible when hovered or focused.

Success criterion 2.5.7 Dragging Movements [2.2 only]

Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Operable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES

Actions that require dragging (like reordering) must also be possible using buttons or another method that does not require dragging.

Success criterion 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) [2.2 only]

Level Level AA, WCAG principle: Operable

Assigned to the following themes: GESTURES

Targets must be at least 24×24px, unless they are:

  • part of a sentence or block of text,
  • surrounded by enough space, or
  • near another target with the same function that meets the size