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1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics – Level A

Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, color, size, visual location, orientation, or sound.

Note: for requirements related to color, refer to the 1.4 Distinguishable section of the guidelines.

Understanding Success Criterion 1.3.3: Sensory Characteristics

Checklist – System Foundations

Content

TestPriorityAutomated test?
Does the content avoid using sensory characteristics?MediumNone

Error messaging

TestPriorityAutomated test?
Does the content avoid using sensory characteristics?MediumNone