WCAGAAA

How to test criterion 3.3.5 “Help — Context-sensitive help is available.”

WCAG references: 3.3.5 Help (AAA)

What this criterion says

Official methodology to test criterion 3.3.5

Official W3C techniques

The W3C does not publish a test procedure for this criterion. It publishes techniques instead: documented ways to meet it, and the failures that do not.

Sufficient techniques

Situation A: If a form requires text input:
Situation B: If a form requires text input in an expected data format:
- G89 Providing expected data format and example
- G184 Providing text instructions at the beginning of a form or set of fields that describes the necessary input

Advisory techniques

H89 Using the title attribute to provide context-sensitive help