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RAAMA

5.2 Is every user interface component accessible and operable by keyboard and any pointing device (excluding special cases)?

WCAG references
  • 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A)
  • 2.1.1 Keyboard (A)
  • 2.4.7 Focus visible (AA)

Official methodology to test criterion 5.2

Test 1 (5.2)

The aim here is to ensure that the component can be used by the screen reader, voice control, an external keyboard or any other external switch. The tests can be limited to a few pointing devices since the characteristics required (on interactive components) are similar. It is nevertheless necessary to test at least with the screen reader and an external keyboard. For the external keyboard, some settings are necessary for the device to be fully functional.

iOS and Android
  1. Activate the screen reader.
  2. Browse all the interactive components.
  3. For each interactive component, check that
    • it can be reached with the screen reader;
    • it can be activated with the screen reader.
  4. If this is the case a modifiable component (input field, tick box, slider), check that it can be modified with the screen reader.
  5. Connect an external keyboard (and configure keyboard navigation).
  6. Browse all the interactive components.
  7. For each interactive component, check that
    • it can be reached using the keyboard keys;
    • it can be activated using the dedicated key on the keyboard.
  8. If this is the case a modifiable component (input field, check box, slider), check that it can be modified using the keyboard keys.
  9. If this is the case, the criterion is validated.