A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents
can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR.
Each checkpoint links to its definition in the User Agent
Accessibility Guidelines. A list presentation of this
table is also available.
| Checkpoint | Disabilities | Input Technologies | Output Technologies |
|---|
| Checkpoint 1.1: Ensure that all functionalities offered through the user interface may be operated through standard input device APIs supported by the operating system. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
none |
| Checkpoint 1.2: Ensure that the user can interact with all active elements of a document in a device independent manner. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 1.3: Ensure that the user can install the user agent software in a device independent manner. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 1.4: Ensure that the user can configure the user agent in a device independent manner. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 1.5: Ensure that the user can access user agent documentation in a device independent manner. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 1.6: Ensure that all messages to the user (e.g., warnings, errors, etc.) are available through standard output device APIs supported by the operating system. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 2.1: By default and without additional customization, ensure that all functionalities offered by the user agent are accessible using the keyboard. [Priority 1]
|
blind, physical, low vision |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.2: Provide documentation on default keyboard commands and include with user agent documentation and/or user help system. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially bl, physical, low vision |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.3: Provide information to the user about the current keyboard configuration. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially bl, physical, low vision |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.4: Allow the user to configure the keystrokes used to activate user agent functionalities. Wherever possible, allow single key activation of functions. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, physical |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.5: Allow the user to turn on and off author-specified keyboard configurations. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, physical |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.6: Use platform conventions to indicate which keys activate which user agent functionalities. [Priority 2]
|
all |
keyboard, voice |
all (Are there conventions for non-vi user agents?) |
| Checkpoint 2.7: Avoid default keyboard configurations that interfere with system conventions. [Priority 2]
|
all |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 2.8: Provide a default keyboard configuration for frequently performed operations. [Priority 3]
|
all, especially bl, low vision, physcial |
keyboard, voice |
none |
| Checkpoint 3.1: Ensure that the user has access to document content, including alternative representations of content. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially bl, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, cognitive/learning, ep (e.g. descriptions of animations) |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 3.2: For dependent user agents only. Ensure that the user has access to the content of an element selected by the user. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially bl, lv?? |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 3.3: For dependent user agents only. Render content according to natural language identification. For unsupported natural languages, notify the user of language changes when configured to do so. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 3.4: Provide time-independent access to time-dependent active elements or allow the user to control the timing of changes. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 3.5: When no alternative text representation has been specified, indicate what type of object is present. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision |
none |
speech, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 3.6: When alternative text has been specified explicitly as empty (i.e., an empty string), render nothing. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 3.7: Allow the user to specify that description tracks (e.g., caption, auditory description, video of sign language, etc.) be rendered at the same time as audio and video tracks. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech, braille |
| Checkpoint 3.8: If a technology allows for more than one description track (e.g., caption, auditory description, video of sign language, etc.), allow the user to choose from among the tracks. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, co (or all?) |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 3.9: If a technology allows for more than one audio track, allow the user to choose from among tracks. [Priority 1]
|
all? |
none |
audio |
| Checkpoint 4.1: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of images. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 4.2: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of background images. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 4.3: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of video. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 4.4: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of sound. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
vi user agent with sound, audio, speech |
| Checkpoint 4.5: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of audio captions. [Priority 1]
|
deaf, hard of hearing, cognitive/learning, [lv and bl - to avoid interference] |
none |
audio, visual, [sp;br;sc] |
| Checkpoint 4.6: Allow the user to turn on and off animated or blinking text. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning, epilepsy |
none |
visual, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 4.7: Allow the user to turn on and off animations and blinking images. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning, epilepsy |
none |
visual, braille, speech, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 4.8: Allow the user to turn on and off support for scripts and applets. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 4.9: Allow the user to turn on and off support for user style sheets. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 4.10: Allow the user to turn on and off support for author style sheets. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 4.11: Allow the user to turn on and off support for spawned windows. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, speech, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 4.12: Allow the user to turn on and off rendering of frames. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning, (ph? -efficiency) |
keyboard, voice |
small/magnified screen, speech, braille |
| Checkpoint 4.13: Allow the user to turn on and off author-specified page forwards that occur after a time delay and without user intervention. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 4.14: Allow the user to turn on and off automatic page refresh. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision |
? |
? |
| Checkpoint 5.1: Allow the user to control font family. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially lv |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.2: Allow the user to control the size of text. [Priority 1]
|
all, especially lv |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 5.3: Allow the user to control foreground color. [Priority 1]
|
color deficit, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.4: Allow the user to control background color. [Priority 1]
|
color deficit, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.5: Allow the user to control selection highlighting (e.g., foreground and background color). [Priority 1]
|
color deficit, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 5.6: Allow the user to control focus highlighting (e.g., foreground and background color). [Priority 1]
|
color deficit, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen, speech |
| Checkpoint 5.7: Allow the user to control animation rate. [Priority 2]
|
low vision, cognitive/learning, epilepsy |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.8: Allow the user to control video frame rates. [Priority 1]
|
low vision, cognitive/learning, epilepsy |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.9: Allow the user to control the position of audio captions. [Priority 1]
|
deaf, hard of hearing, cognitive/learning, low vision |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 5.10: Allow the user to start, stop, pause, and rewind video. [Priority 2]
|
all |
none |
visual |
| Checkpoint 5.11: Allow the user to control audio playback rate. [Priority 1]
|
all, blind, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
audio |
| Checkpoint 5.12: When the user agent renders audio natively, allow the user to control the audio volume. [Priority 2]
|
all |
none |
audio |
| Checkpoint 5.13: Allow the user to start, stop, pause, and rewind audio. [Priority 2]
|
all |
none |
audio |
| Checkpoint 5.14: Allow the user to control speech playback rate. [Priority 1]
|
blind, cognitive/learning, hard of hearing |
none |
speech |
| Checkpoint 5.15: Allow the user to control speech volume, pitch, gender and other articulation characteristics. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, cognitive/learning, hard of hearing |
none |
speech |
| Checkpoint 5.16: When new windows or user interface components are spawned, allow the user to control window size and position. [Priority 2]
|
lv? |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 6.1: Use and provide accessible interfaces to other technologies. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 6.2: Provide programmatic read and write access to user agent functionalities and user interface controls (including selection and focus) by using operating system and development language accessibility resources and conventions. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 6.3: Notify dependent user agents of changes to the document and user interface controls (including selection and focus) by using operating system and development language accessibility resources and conventions. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 6.4: For graphical desktop browsers only. Comply with W3C Document Object Model specifications and export interfaces defined by those specifications. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 6.5: For graphical desktop browsers only. Provide programmatic exchange of information in a timely manner. [Priority 2]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 6.6: Follow operating system conventions and accessibility settings. In particular, follow conventions for user interface design, default keyboard configuration, product installation, and documentation. [Priority 2]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 7.1: Implement the accessibility features defined for supported specifications. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 7.2: Support appropriate W3C Recommendations. [Priority 2]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 8.1: Allow the user to navigate viewports (including frames). [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 8.2: For user agents that offer a browsing history mechanism, when the user returns to a previous view, restore the point of regard in the viewport. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 8.3: For dependent user agents only. Allow the user to navigate just among table cells of a table (notably left and right within a row and up and down within a column). [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, ph? |
keyboard, voice |
speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 8.4: Allow the user to navigate just among all active elements in the document. [Priority 2]
|
all |
all |
all (or none?) |
| Checkpoint 8.5: Allow the user to search for rendered text content, including alternative text content. [Priority 2]
|
all, especially bl, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
all, especially sp, small/magnified screen, braille, (au - closed captions?) |
| Checkpoint 8.6: Allow the user to navigate the document structure. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, phyiscal (co?) |
keyboard, voice |
visual, speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 8.7: Allow the user to configure structured navigation. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision, co? |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 9.1: Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying (through a standard interface where available) the current viewport, selection, and focus. [Priority 1]
|
all |
none |
all (Does highlighting imply vi only interfaces?) |
| Checkpoint 9.2: For dependent user agents only. Provide the user with information about the number of viewports. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision |
none |
speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 9.3: For dependent user agents only. Allow the user to view a document outline constructed from its structural elements (e.g., from header and list elements). [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, (co?) |
none |
visual, speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 9.4: Describe a selected element's context within a document (e.g., numerical or relative position). [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision |
keyboard, voice |
speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 9.5: For a selected link, indicate whether following the link will involve a fee. [Priority 2]
|
all?, especially bl, low vision, cognitive/learning |
none |
all? |
| Checkpoint 9.6: For a selected link, provide information to help the user decide whether to follow the link. [Priority 3]
|
all, especially bl, low vision |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 9.7: Provide a mechanism for highlighting and identifying (through a standard interface where available) active elements of a document. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision, physical |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 9.8: For dependent user agents only. Provide access to header information for a selected table cell. [Priority 1]
|
blind, low vision, physical |
none? |
speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 9.9: For dependent user agents only. Indicate the row and column dimensions of a selected table. [Priority 3]
|
blind, low vision |
none |
speech, braille |
| Checkpoint 9.10: Provide the user with access to any label explicitly associated with a form control. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision |
none |
speech, braille, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 9.11: Maintain consistent user agent behavior and default configurations between software releases. Consistency is less important than accessibility and adoption of system conventions. [Priority 3]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 10.1: Provide information about document and viewport changes (to users and through programming interfaces). [Priority 1]
|
blind, lv? |
none |
speech, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 10.2: Ensure that when the selection or focus changes, it is in the viewport after the change. [Priority 2]
|
all |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 10.3: Allow the user to selectively turn on and off notification of common types of document and viewport changes. [Priority 3]
|
blind, lv? |
none |
? |
| Checkpoint 10.4: When loading a resource (e.g., document, video clip, audio clip, etc.) indicate what portion of the resource has loaded and whether loading has stalled. [Priority 3]
|
all, especially bl, lv? |
none |
vi? |
| Checkpoint 10.5: Indicate the relative position of the viewport in a resource (e.g., the percentage of the document that has been viewed, the percentage of an audio clip that has been played, etc.). [Priority 3]
|
all |
none |
all |
| Checkpoint 10.6: Prompt the user to confirm any form submission not explicitly initiated by the user. [Priority 2]
|
blind, low vision, ph? |
all |
all? |
| Checkpoint 11.1: Allow the user to configure the user agent in named profiles that may be shared (by other users or software). [Priority 2]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 11.2: Allow the user to configure the graphical arrangement of user interface controls. [Priority 3]
|
physical, low vision, blind |
none |
visual, small/magnified screen |
| Checkpoint 12.1: Provide a version of the product documentation that conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 12.2: Ensure that all user agent functionalities that promote accessibility are documented. [Priority 1]
|
all |
all |
all |
| Checkpoint 12.3: Describe product features known to promote accessibility in a section of the product documentation. [Priority 2]
|
all |
none |
all |
Each checkpoint links to its definition in the
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines. A tabular presentation
of this list is also available.