Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind

Appendix A: Accessible Heuristics

ACCESSIBILITY HEURISTICS, V1.4

10 General Rules of thumb for Accessible Design ¹

Table A-1.

INTERACTION METHODS AND MODALITIES	Users can efficiently interact with the system using the input method of their choosing (i.e., mouse, keyboard, touch, etc.).
NAVIGATION AND WAYFINDING	Users can easily navigate, find content, and determine where they are at all times within the system.
STRUCTURE AND SEMANTICS	Users can make sense of the structure of the content on each page and understand how to operate within the system.
ERROR PREVENTION AND STATES	Interactive controls have persistent, meaningful instructions to help prevent mistakes and provide users with clear error states which indicate what the problems are and how ...