Episode 5: Robust – all 2 rules

Welcome to WCAG made simple. This episode is about principle 4: Robust. Content must work reliably with browsers and assistive technology such as screen readers – today and tomorrow. This principle has 2 rules. We will go through them in order.

Guideline 4 point 1: Compatible. Controls expose name, role and state to assistive technology.

4 point 1 point 2, Name, Role, Value. Level A. Every control tells assistive technology what it is called (name), what it is (role) and what state it is in (value) – for example “Menu, button, expanded”.

4 point 1 point 3, Status Messages. Level double A. Messages such as “Saved”, “3 results” or “Added to cart” are announced by the screen reader without moving focus there.

Those were all the rules for the principle Robust. On the website you will find an example and a practical tip for every rule. Thank you for listening.