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All Supplemental Guidance

Cognitive Accessibility Guidance

This guidance provides advice on how to better meet the accessibility needs of people with cognitive and learning disabilities. The guidance listed below is grouped under “Objectives” and provided in “Design Patterns”.

Help Users Understand What Things are and How to Use Them

Objective: Help Users Understand What Things are and How to Use Them

Design Patterns:

Help Users Find What They Need

Objective: Help Users Find What They Need

Design Patterns:

Use Clear and Understandable Content

Objective: Use Clear and Understandable Content

Design Patterns:

Help Users Avoid Mistakes and Know How to Correct Them

Objective: Help Users Avoid Mistakes and Know How to Correct Them

Design Patterns:

Help Users Focus

Objective: Help Users Focus

Design Patterns:

Ensure Processes Do Not Rely on Memory

Objective: Ensure Processes Do Not Rely on Memory

Design Patterns:

Provide Help and Support

Objective: Provide Help and Support

Design Patterns:

Support Adaptation and Personalization

Objective: Support Adaptation and Personalization

Design Patterns:

Low Vision Accessibility Guidance

Guidance on how to better meet the needs of people with low vision may be added in 2023.

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