2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)

Your website must be fully accessible using only a keyboard.

What you need to know

• Everything on your website must be accessible without using a mouse.
• Certain programs that require a keyboard, for example, painting programs, may fall under an exception.

What you need to do

• Unplug your mouse and make sure you can do everything on your website that you would be able to do with the mouse operating.
• Make sure you have no specific timings for individual keystrokes, for example, requiring a user to hold down a key or make multiple keystrokes within a few seconds before the keystroke is registered.
• Here are some elements you should double check:

1. Forms
2. Submission buttons
3. Media players
4. Navigation menus and submenus
5. Sidebar content
6. Embedded content

Reference

Read the full explanation of success criterion 2.1.1 on W3.org.