RGAA 4.1.2: Criteria and tests
The 106 criteria of RGAA 4.1.2 distributed across 13 themes. Each criterion is accompanied by its official tests and our expert analysis.
Images
1.1 Text alternative
Does each image that conveys information have a text alternative?
1.2 Decorative image
Is each decorative image correctly ignored by assistive technologies?
1.3 Relevance of alternative
For each image conveying information that has a text alternative, is this alternative relevant (except in special cases)?
1.4 CAPTCHA and image-test
For each image used as a CAPTCHA or as a test image that has a text alternative, does this alternative identify the nature and function of the image?
1.5 Alternative to CAPTCHA
For each image used as a CAPTCHA, is an alternative way to access the content or function of the CAPTCHA available?
1.6 Detailed description
Does each image that conveys information have, where necessary, a detailed description?
1.7 Relevance of description
For each image conveying information that has a detailed description, is this description relevant?
1.8 Image of text
Each image of text conveying information must, in the absence of a replacement mechanism, be replaced by styled text where possible. Is this rule followed (except in special cases)?
1.9 Image caption
Is each image caption, where necessary, correctly associated with the corresponding image?
Frames
Colors
3.1 Information by color
On each web page, information must not be conveyed by color alone. Is this rule followed?
3.2 Text contrast
On each web page, is the contrast between the text color and its background color high enough (except in special cases)?
3.3 Component contrast
On each web page, are the colors used in interface components or in graphical elements conveying information sufficiently contrasted (except in special cases)?
Multimedia
4.1 Transcript or audio description
Does each prerecorded time-based medium have, where necessary, a text transcript or an audio description (except in special cases)?
4.2 Relevance of transcript
For each prerecorded time-based medium that has a text transcript or a synchronized audio description, are they relevant (except in special cases)?
4.3 Synchronized captions
Does each prerecorded synchronized time-based medium have, where necessary, synchronized captions (except in special cases)?
4.4 Relevance of captions
For each prerecorded synchronized time-based medium that has synchronized captions, are these captions relevant?
4.5 Synchronized audio description
Does each prerecorded time-based medium have, where necessary, a synchronized audio description (except in special cases)?
4.6 Relevance of audio description
For each prerecorded time-based medium that has a synchronized audio description, is it relevant?
4.7 Media identification
Is each time-based medium clearly identifiable (except in special cases)?
4.8 Alternative to non-temporal media
Does each non-time-based medium have, where necessary, an alternative (except in special cases)?
4.9 Relevance of media alternative
For each non-time-based medium that has an alternative, is this alternative relevant?
4.10 Automatic sound
Can each automatically triggered sound be controlled by the user?
4.11 Keyboard control of temporal media
Can each time-based medium be operated, where necessary, with the keyboard and any pointing device?
4.12 Keyboard control of non-temporal media
Can each non-time-based medium be operated with the keyboard and any pointing device?
4.13 Media compatibility
Is each time-based and non-time-based medium compatible with assistive technologies (except in special cases)?
Tables
5.1 Summary of complex table
Does each complex data table have a summary?
5.2 Relevance of summary
For each complex data table that has a summary, is it relevant?
5.3 Layout table
For each layout table, does the linearized content remain understandable?
5.4 Data table title
For each data table that has a title, is the title correctly associated with the data table?
5.5 Relevance of table title
For each data table that has a title, is it relevant?
5.6 Table headers
For each data table, is each column header and each row header correctly declared?
5.7 Association of cells / headers
For each data table, is the appropriate technique used to associate each cell with its headers (except in special cases)?
5.8 Formatting without data tags
Each layout table must not use elements specific to data tables. Is this rule followed?
Links
Scripts
7.1 Script compatibility
Is each script, where necessary, compatible with assistive technologies?
7.2 Alternative to script
For each script that has an alternative, is this alternative relevant?
7.3 Keyboard control of scripts
Can each script be controlled with the keyboard and any pointing device (except in special cases)?
7.4 Change of context
For each script that initiates a change of context, is the user warned or in control of it?
7.5 Status messages
On each web page, are status messages correctly rendered by assistive technologies?
Mandatory elements
8.1 Document type
Is each web page defined by a document type?
8.2 Validity of source code
For each web page, is the generated source code valid according to the specified document type?
8.3 Default language
On each web page, is the default language present?
8.4 Relevance of language code
For each web page that has a default language, is the language code relevant?
8.5 Page title
Does each web page have a page title?
8.6 Relevance of page title
For each web page that has a page title, is this title relevant?
8.7 Change of language
On each web page, is each change of language indicated in the source code (except in special cases)?
8.8 Validity of language code
On each web page, is the language code of each change of language valid and relevant?
8.9 Tags and presentation
On each web page, tags must not be used solely for presentation purposes. Is this rule followed?
8.10 Reading order
On each web page, are changes of reading direction indicated?
Information structure
9.1 Content headings
On each web page, is the information structured by the appropriate use of headings?
9.2 Document structure
On each web page, is the document structure consistent (except in special cases)?
9.3 Lists
On each web page, is each list correctly structured?
9.4 Quotations
On each web page, is each quotation correctly indicated?
Information presentation
10.1 Stylesheets
On the website, are style sheets used to control the presentation of information?
10.2 Visible content without CSS
On each web page, does visible content conveying information remain present when style sheets are disabled?
10.3 Understanding without CSS
On each web page, does the information remain understandable when style sheets are disabled?
10.4 Character size
On each web page, does the text remain readable when the font size is increased to at least 200% (except in special cases)?
10.5 CSS colors
On each web page, are CSS declarations for element background colors and font colors used correctly?
10.6 Visibility of links
On each web page, is each link whose nature is not obvious visible in relation to the surrounding text?
10.7 Visibility of focus
On each web page, for each element that receives focus, is the focus indicator visible?
10.8 Hidden content
For each web page, is hidden content meant to be ignored by assistive technologies?
10.9 Information by shape
On each web page, information must not be conveyed only by shape, size or position. Is this rule followed?
10.10 Implementation of shape / size
On each web page, information must not be conveyed by shape, size or position alone. Is this rule implemented in a relevant way?
10.11 Reflow
For each web page, can content be presented without loss of information or functionality and without requiring either vertical scrolling for a window with a height of 256px, or horizontal scrolling for a window with a width of 320px (except in special cases)?
10.12 Text spacing
On each web page, can text spacing properties be redefined by the user without loss of content or functionality (except in special cases)?
10.13 Content on hover / focus
On each web page, can additional content that appears when an interface component receives focus or is hovered over be controlled by the user (except in special cases)?
10.14 Additional CSS content
On each web page, can additional content that appears via CSS styles alone be made visible with the keyboard and any pointing device?
Forms
11.1 Field label
Does each form field have a label?
11.2 Relevance of label
Is each label associated with a form field relevant (except in special cases)?
11.3 Consistency of labels
In each form, is each label associated with a form field that has the same function and is repeated several times on the same page or across a set of pages consistent?
11.4 Label and field alignment
In each form, are each field label and its associated field placed next to each other (except in special cases)?
11.5 Grouping of fields
In each form, are fields of the same nature grouped together, where necessary?
11.6 Grouping legend
In each form, does each group of fields of the same nature have a legend?
11.7 Relevance of legend
In each form, is each legend associated with a group of fields of the same nature relevant?
11.8 Choice list
In each form, are items of the same nature in a selection list grouped in a relevant way?
11.9 Button text
In each form, is the label of each button relevant (except in special cases)?
11.10 Input control
In each form, is input validation used in a relevant way (except in special cases)?
11.11 Correction suggestion
In each form, is input validation accompanied, where necessary, by suggestions that make it easier to correct input errors?
11.12 Modification of data
For each form that modifies or deletes data, or that submits answers to a test or exam, or whose validation has financial or legal consequences, can the entered data be modified, updated or recovered by the user?
11.13 Automatic filling
Can the purpose of an input field be inferred to facilitate the automatic filling of fields with the user's data?
Consultation
13.1 Time limit
For each web page, does the user have control over each time limit that modifies content (except in special cases)?
13.2 New window
On each web page, the opening of a new window must not be triggered without a user action. Is this rule followed?
13.3 Accessible office document
On each web page, does each downloadable office document have, where necessary, an accessible version (except in special cases)?
13.4 Accessible equivalent version
For each office document that has an accessible version, does this version provide the same information?
13.5 Cryptic content
On each web page, does each cryptic content (ASCII art, emoticon, cryptic syntax) have an alternative?
13.6 Relevance of cryptic alternative
On each web page, for each cryptic content (ASCII art, emoticon, cryptic syntax) that has an alternative, is this alternative relevant?
13.7 Flash and brightness
On each web page, are sudden changes in brightness or flashing effects used correctly?
13.8 Moving content
On each web page, can each moving or blinking content be controlled by the user?
13.9 Screen orientation
On each web page, can the content be viewed regardless of the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) (except in special cases)?
13.10 Complex gesture
On each web page, can features that are usable or available through a complex gesture also be available through a simple gesture (except in special cases)?
13.11 Cancellation on pointing
On each web page, can actions triggered with a pointing device on a single point of the screen be cancelled (except in special cases)?
13.12 Device movement
On each web page, can features that involve a movement of the device or toward the device also be performed in an alternative way (except in special cases)?