{"id":1093,"date":"2025-07-24T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/web-kb\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2025-07-24T18:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:37:33","slug":"accessibility-techniques-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/web-kb\/2025\/07\/24\/accessibility-techniques-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Techniques: General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/#general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/#general<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G1\">G1: Adding a link at the top of each page that goes directly to the main content area<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G4\">G4: Allowing the content to be paused and restarted from where it was paused<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G5\">G5: Allowing users to complete an activity without any time limit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G8\">G8: Providing a movie with extended audio descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G9\">G9: Creating captions for live synchronized media<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G10\">G10: Creating components using a technology that supports the accessibility \u2026 notification of changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G11\">G11: Creating content that blinks for less than 5 seconds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G13\">G13: Describing what will happen before a change to a form control that causes a change of context to occur is made<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G14\">G14: Ensuring that information conveyed by color differences is also available in text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G15\">G15: Using a tool to ensure that content does not violate the general flash threshold or red flash threshold<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G17\">G17: Ensuring that a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 exists between text (and images of text) and background behind the text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G18\">G18: Ensuring that a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 exists between text (and images of text) and background behind the text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G19\">G19: Ensuring that no component of the content flashes more than three times in any 1-second period<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G21\">G21: Ensuring that users are not trapped in content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G53\">G53: Identifying the purpose of a link using link text combined with the text of the enclosing sentence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G54\">G54: Including a sign language interpreter in the video stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G55\">G55: Linking to definitions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G56\">G56: Mixing audio files so that non-speech sounds are at least 20 decibels lower than the speech audio content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G57\">G57: Ordering the content in a meaningful sequence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G58\">G58: Placing a link to the alternative for time-based media immediately next to the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G59\">G59: Placing the interactive elements in an order that follows sequences and relationships within the content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G60\">G60: Playing a sound that turns off automatically within three seconds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G61\">G61: Presenting repeated components in the same relative order each time they appear<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G62\">G62: Providing a glossary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G63\">G63: Providing a site map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G64\">G64: Providing a Table of Contents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G65\">G65: Providing a breadcrumb trail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G68\">G68: Providing a short text alternative that describes the purpose of live audio-only and live video-only content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G69\">G69: Providing an alternative for time based media<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G70\">G70: Providing a function to search an online dictionary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G71\">G71: Providing a help link on every web page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G73\">G73: Providing a long description in another location with a link to it that is immediately adjacent to the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G74\">G74: Providing a long description in text near the non-text content, with a reference to the location of the long description in the short description<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G75\">G75: Providing a mechanism to postpone any updating of content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G76\">G76: Providing a mechanism to request an update of the content instead of updating automatically<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G78\">G78: Providing a second, user-selectable, audio track that includes audio descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G79\">G79: Providing a spoken version of the text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G80\">G80: Providing a submit button to initiate a change of context<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G81\">G81: Providing a synchronized video of the sign language interpreter that can be displayed in a different viewport or overlaid on the image by the player<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G82\">G82: Providing a text alternative that identifies the purpose of the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G83\">G83: Providing text descriptions to identify required fields that were not completed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G84\">G84: Providing a text description when the user provides information that is not in the list of allowed values<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G85\">G85: Providing a text description when user input falls outside the required format or values<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G86\">G86: Providing a text summary that can be understood by people with lower secondary education level reading ability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G87\">G87: Providing closed captions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G88\">G88: Providing descriptive titles for web pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G89\">G89: Providing expected data format and example<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G90\">G90: Providing keyboard-triggered event handlers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G91\">G91: Providing link text that describes the purpose of a link<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G92\">G92: Providing long description for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G93\">G93: Providing open (always visible) captions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G94\">G94: Providing short text alternative for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G95\">G95: Providing short text alternatives that provide a brief description of the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G96\">G96: Providing textual identification of items that otherwise rely only on sensory information to be understood<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G97\">G97: Providing the first use of an abbreviation immediately before or after the expanded form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G98\">G98: Providing the ability for the user to review and correct answers before submitting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G99\">G99: Providing the ability to recover deleted information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G100\">G100: Providing a short text alternative which is the accepted name or a descriptive name of the non-text content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G101\">G101: Providing the definition of a word or phrase used in an unusual or restricted way<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G102\">G102: Providing the expansion or explanation of an abbreviation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G103\">G103: Providing visual illustrations, pictures, and symbols to help explain ideas, events, and processes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G105\">G105: Saving data so that it can be used after a user re-authenticates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G107\">G107: Using &#8220;activate&#8221; rather than &#8220;focus&#8221; as a trigger for changes of context<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G108\">G108: Using markup features to expose the name and role, allow user-settable properties to be directly set, and provide notification of changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G110\">G110: Using an instant client-side redirect<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G111\">G111: Using color and pattern<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G112\">G112: Using inline definitions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G115\">G115: Using semantic elements to mark up structure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G117\">G117: Using text to convey information that is conveyed by variations in presentation of text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G120\">G120: Providing the pronunciation immediately following the word<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G121\">G121: Linking to pronunciations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G123\">G123: Adding a link at the beginning of a block of repeated content to go to the end of the block<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G124\">G124: Adding links at the top of the page to each area of the content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G125\">G125: Providing links to navigate to related web pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G126\">G126: Providing a list of links to all other web pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G127\">G127: Identifying a web page&#8217;s relationship to a larger collection of web pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G128\">G128: Indicating current location within navigation bars<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G130\">G130: Providing descriptive headings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G131\">G131: Providing descriptive labels<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G133\">G133: Providing a checkbox on the first page of a multipart form that allows users to ask for longer session time limit or no session time limit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G134\">G134: Validating web pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G135\">G135: Using the accessibility API features of a technology to expose names and \u2026 notification of changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G136\">G136: Providing a link at the beginning of a nonconforming web page that points to a conforming alternate version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G138\">G138: Using semantic markup whenever color cues are used<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G139\">G139: Creating a mechanism that allows users to jump to errors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G140\">G140: Separating information and structure from presentation to enable different presentations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G141\">G141: Organizing a page using headings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G142\">G142: Using a technology that has commonly-available user agents that support zoom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G143\">G143: Providing a text alternative that describes the purpose of the CAPTCHA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G144\">G144: Ensuring that the Web Page contains another CAPTCHA serving the same purpose using a different modality<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G145\">G145: Ensuring that a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 exists between text (and images of text) and background behind the text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G146\">G146: Using liquid layout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G148\">G148: Not specifying background color, not specifying text color, and not using technology features that change those defaults<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G149\">G149: Using user interface components that are highlighted by the user agent when they receive focus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G150\">G150: Providing text based alternatives for live audio-only content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G151\">G151: Providing a link to a text transcript of a prepared statement or script if the script is followed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G152\">G152: Setting animated gif images to stop blinking after n cycles (within 5 seconds)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G153\">G153: Making the text easier to read<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G155\">G155: Providing a checkbox in addition to a submit button<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G156\">G156: Using a technology that has commonly-available user agents that can change the foreground and background of blocks of text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G157\">G157: Incorporating a live audio captioning service into a web page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G158\">G158: Providing an alternative for time-based media for audio-only content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G159\">G159: Providing an alternative for time-based media for video-only content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G160\">G160: Providing sign language versions of information, ideas, and processes that must be understood in order to use the content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G161\">G161: Providing a search function to help users find content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G162\">G162: Positioning labels to maximize predictability of relationships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G163\">G163: Using standard diacritical marks that can be turned off<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G164\">G164: Providing a stated time within which an online request (or transaction) may be amended or canceled by the user after making the request<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Techniques\/general\/G165\">G165: Using the default focus indicator for the platform so that high visibility default focus indicators will carry over<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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