From the course: Web Accessibility for Developers
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Operable
From the course: Web Accessibility for Developers
Operable
- [Narrator] WCAG Principle number two is operable, which states that user interface components and navigation must be operable. If any principle embodies the word accessible, it is operable. It's basically letting us know that all parts of the site should be accessible by input devices, controllable regardless of the timing of events, and should be navigable. Let's again take a look at a specific example, Focus Order. Like before we'll go to the quick reference for how to meet WCAG. Let's stop and look at 2.4 Navigable, Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are. Focus order is 2.4.3, if a webpage can be navigated sequentially and the navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability. That sounds like a lot of websites that get built, menu items in a row horizontally or vertically. Content often has an order on the page left to right, top to bottom, in countries…
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