Clickable Elements Behave in an Unpredictable Manner

Short Description

The function of an element should be contextually and easily determinable

Long Description

  • A wide variety of tools give developers more options in what elements look like.
  • It is important to provide programmatic information, the kind of information a device or software would access when encountering an element, on top of the visual information provided for sighted users, about how an element functions so the screen reader can communicate that to the user. A screen reader cannot communicate information that is purely visual.

Example of Issue

Recommendations

Related Issues

Link is Unclearly Labeled or Unlabeled

WCAG Reference

Guideline 1.3: Adaptable
Guideline 4.1: Compatible
Principle 1: Perceivable
Principle 4: Robust
Success Criterion 1.3.1: Info and Relationships
Success Criterion 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value

Accessibility/Usability

Accessibility
Usability

Impacted Assistive Technology

Screen Reader

Impacted Type of Device

Computer
Mobile

Issue Keywords