Exercise 5: Finding Sufficient techniques

Time:
25 Minutes
Purpose:
To apply your knowledge of the WCAG 2.0 structure by identifying which Success Criterion and which Sufficient Technique or Common Failure is applicable.
Instructions:
  1. Individually, read each scenario. Each scenario constitutes a failure to meet accessibility standards.
  2. Identify which principle, guideline and success criterion the scenario is failing using Principle 1 and 2.
  3. Under the matching success criterion, select a sufficient technique or common failure.
  4. If you have time remaining, identify a WET feature or other tool that can help prevent or remedy the failure.
  5. Be prepared to share your findings with rest of class.
  6. Exercise 5 Scenarios
    ScenarioPrinciple, Guideline, Success CriterionSufficient Technique and/or Common FailureWET Feature or Plug-in
    A sales chart is updated with October results, but the text alternative still describes the September results.
    A site’s navigation uses a custom script that relies only on mouse events to emulate links in a menu.
    A Web page timeouts and redirects the user without warning to a different page.
    A web page has a tabbed interface that automatically changes and has no means of stopping or pausing the changes.
    An agenda or schedule uses text content to simulate a table when viewed on screen.
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