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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.

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