Consistent Identification (3.2.4 – AA)

Plain Language Recommendations

Components that have the same functionality within a set of web pages must be identified consistently.

Examples

  1. A submit “search” button on one Web page and a “find” button on another Web page both have a field to enter a term and list topics in the Web site related to the term submitted. In this case, the buttons have the same functionality but are NOT labelled consistently.

WCAG 2.0 Recommendations

Guideline 3.2: Predictable

Make web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.

Last updated: April 27, 2017
Category: Accessibility Recommendations, Accessibility Standards - List View, Links, Navigation, Text

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