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Re: Instructions for interaction covered by WCAG Success Criterion 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions?

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Oct 11, 2016 8:44AM

On 11/10/2016 16:04, Detlev Fischer wrote:
> WCAG testers: Just wondering whether you think on-screen hints for
> interaction in mobile apps (like 'swipe down with one finger to
> update content') would be covered by WCAG SC 3.3.2 Labels or
> Instructions. All examples in "Understanding" relate to input fields.
> In some cases (as when the screen reader is turned on) the gesture
> might not work, i.e. the instruction does not help. Would you call
> this a failure or an issue? If so, under which SC?
>
> My current guess is that this issue is not really covered - maybe one
> can even expect SR users to know that such interaction hints do not
> apply to them as they use another two step interaction mode.

The latter would be my interpretation/assumption.

> A
> related issue is whether alternative ways would need to be available
> to activate the same thing (here, update content) that do not require
> users to carry out the gesture described.

Currently I don't think this is covered (beyond making it "keyboard
accessible") in WCAG 2, hence why we're going to propose a new SC
relating to this in mobile a11y TF? ;)

P
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