Comments Today the W3C published an update to the Techniques for WCAG 2.0 document and the Understanding WCAG 2.0 document. The Techniques document now includes techniques for Flash content and helps define a way for authors to comply with WCAG 2.0.
Like other sufficient techniques, the Flash techniques do not describe the only way to comply with WCAG 2.0 but define a collection of techniques that an author may choose to utilize. The table below provides a listing of the WCAG level A and AA success criteria and the Flash-specific and General techniques that authors can employ to meet the requirements of the success criteria.
As always, please send comments on existing techniques or suggestions for additional ones. This represents the first pass at the techniques for Flash, we’ll be working on adding more in the future.
| Success Criteria | Level | Techniques |
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| 1.1.1 Non-text Content | A | |
| Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A |
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| 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) | A | |
| 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | |
| 1.2.4 Captions (Live) | AA |
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| 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | |
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships | A | |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence | A | |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics | A | |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color | A |
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| 1.4.2 Audio Control | A | |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) | AA |
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| 1.4.4 Resize text | AA | |
| 1.4.5 Images of text | AA | |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard | A | |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap | A | |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable | A | |
| 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide | A | |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A |
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| 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks | A |
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| 2.4.2 Page Titled | A | |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order | A | |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) | A | |
| 2.4.5 Multiple ways | AA |
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| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels | AA |
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| 2.4.7 Focus Visible | AA | |
| 3.1.1 Language of page | A | |
| 3.1.2 Language of parts | AA | |
| 3.2.1 On Focus | A |
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| 3.2.2 On Input | A | |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation | AA | |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification | AA | |
| 3.3.1 Error Identification | A | |
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions | A | |
| 3.3.3 Error Suggestion | AA | |
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA |
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| 4.1.1 Parsing | A |
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| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value | A |