Accessibility: WCAG 2.2, levels A, AA and AAA

The 55 criteria of levels A and AA are law and the basis of the seal; the 31 criteria of level AAA go beyond that and stand next to their neighbours. Every subtopic leads to its criteria, every criterion to its article; the list of all 86 criteria with level is in the column on the left.

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  Images and graphics

  Every image bears its text, and text stands as text, not as image.

  3 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Audio and video

  Subtitles, audio description, transcript and sign language: sound and image for all senses.

  9 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Headings, tables and order

  What the eye sees as an outline is also in the source text as an outline.

  4 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Colour and contrast

  Text remains readable, and color is never the only statement.

  5 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Text size, zoom and orientation

  The page tolerates 200 percent, wide distances, 320 pixels wide and any device layer.

  5 criteria, level AA, AAA

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  Keyboard and focus

  Everything goes without a mouse, and you always see where you are.

  10 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Time and interruptions

  Deadlines can be extended or missing, inputs survive a session, nothing urges.

  5 criteria, level A, AAA

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  Movement, blinking and sound

  Nothing flashes, nothing runs without a break, nothing plays unasked.

  6 criteria, level A, AAA

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  Navigation, orientation and links

  Each page says where it is, each link says where it leads, and the menu remains the same.

  9 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Pointers, gestures and targets

  Finger, mouse, pen and language serve the same, sufficiently large targets.

  8 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Language and comprehensibility

  The language is in the source text, technical words and abbreviations are explained.

  6 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Complete forms

  Each field is labeled, explained and pre-filled where it goes; Nothing changes unasked.

  7 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Error, confirmation and registration

  Errors are named and correctable, consequences confirmed, registration does not require a puzzle.

  6 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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  Auxiliary technology: name, role, status

  Read-out programs learn what an element is, what it is called and what changes.

  3 criteria, level A, AA, AAA

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