Understanding Accessibility

Guideline 13. Provide clear navigation mechanisms.

There are 10 specific checkpoints in Guideline 13.

Guideline 13 checkpoints, ordered from 1 to 10, with priority and how to check the checkpoint given and the disabilities accommodated by applying the checkpoint
No. Checkpoint Priority Disability Accommodated
13.1 Clearly identify the target of each link. Priority 2 Blind
13.2 Provide metadata to add semantic information to pages and sites Priority 2  
13.3 Provide information about the general layout of a site (e.g., a site map or table of contents) Priority 2

Blind
cognitive

13.4 Use navigation mechanisms in a consistent manner Priority 2 Blind
cognitive

13.5 Provide navigation bars to highlight and give access to the navigation mechanism. Priority 3 Blind
Mobility impaired
cognitive
13.6 Group related links, identify the group (for user agents), and, until user agents do so, provide a way to bypass the group Priority 3 Blind
13.7 If search functions are provided, enable different types of searches for different skill levels and preferences Priority 3 Cognitive
Dyslexic
13.8 Place distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc. Priority 3 Blind
Cognitive
13.9 Provide information about document collections (i.e., documents comprising multiple pages.) Priority 3  
13.10 Provide a means to skip over multi-line ASCII art Priority 3 Blind

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