Input Assistance

3.3 Assistance with input

3.3 Input Assistance

Help users avoid and correct errors.

Error Identification

(A)

3.3.1 Error detection

3.3.1 Error Identification

If an input error is detected automatically, the incorrect element is identified and the error is described to the user in text form.

9.3.3.1 Error detection

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when implementing accessibility for your portal.

General implementation

User input is validated by Intrexx. If the validation fails, an error message is displayed and read out by screen readers.

Additionally, as a Web author, you have the opportunity to develop applications in a way that ensures error prevention.

Labels or Instructions

(A)

3.3.2 Labels or instructions

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

If the content requires input from the user, labels or instructions are provided.

9.3.3.2 Labeling of form elements available

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when implementing accessibility for your portal.

General implementation

It is easy to label elements in Intrexx.

If you use elements in Intrexx that can have a label, then you always have the option of creating this label together with the element. The label is then automatically associated with the element and the relationship can be determined by assistive technologies.

Detailed information on this can be found in the following sections:

Detailed implementation

Error Suggestion

(AA)

3.3.3 Error recommendation

3.3.3 Error suggestion

If an input error is automatically detected and correction recommendations are known, then these recommendations are provided to the user, unless this would jeopardize the security or purpose of the content.

9.3.3.3 Help with errors

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when implementing accessibility for your portal.

General implementation

User input is validated by Intrexx. If the validation fails, an error message is displayed and read out by screen readers.

Additionally, as a Web author, you have the opportunity to develop applications in a way that ensures error prevention.

Error prevention (legal, financial, data)

(AA)

3.3.4 Error prevention (legal, financial, data)

3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)

For Web pages that cause legal commitments or financial transactions for the user to occur, that modify or delete user-controllable data in data storage systems, or that submit user test responses, at least one of the following is true:

Reversible Sent data is reversible.

Checked Data entered by the user is checked for input errors and the user is given the opportunity to correct them.

Confirmed There is a mechanism for checking, confirming and correcting information before it is finally sent.

9.3.3.4 Error prevention is supported

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when implementing accessibility for your portal.

General implementation

User input is validated by Intrexx. If the validation fails, an error message is displayed and read out by screen readers.

Additionally, as a Web author, you have the opportunity to develop applications in a way that ensures error prevention.

Help

(AAA)

3.3.5 Help

3.3.5 Help

A context-sensitive help page is available.

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when implementing accessibility for your portal.

General implementation

You can create pages with help texts and link to them.

Error Prevention (All)

(AAA)

3.3.6 Error prevention (all)

3.3.6 Error Prevention (All)

For websites that require the user to submit information, at least one of the following is true:

Reversible Sent data is reversible.

Checked Data entered by the user is checked for input errors and the user is given the opportunity to correct them.

Confirmed There is a mechanism for checking, confirming and correcting information before it is finally sent.

Description

This success criterion is related to the success criterion of Error prevention (legal, financial, data). However, error prevention does not only refer to legal and financial data.

General implementation

User input is validated by Intrexx. If the validation fails, an error message is displayed and read out by screen readers.

Additionally, as a Web author, you have the opportunity to develop applications in a way that ensures error prevention.