Table headers in a data table must refer to data cells

Each form element must have a label element attached with it programmatically.

Forms must have effective form labels in order to be accessible. Form elements like as checkboxes, radio buttons, input fields, etc. are frequently self-explanatory to sighted users, even if they are not programmatically labeled. Users with screen readers require descriptive form labels to identify form fields. Adding labels to all form elements removes uncertainty and makes the product more accessible.

When form elements lack labels, screen reader users are unaware of the expected data input. Screen readers cannot determine information about input items programmatically in the absence of an established label association (or redundant text functioning as a label).

Since clicking the label activates the control, people with weak motor control do not benefit from a bigger clickable area for the control.

What this Accessibility Rule Checks

Ensures that each form element has a label associated with it programmatically.

An image map consists of a single image with numerous clickable sections. Because screen readers cannot translate graphics into text, an image map, like all images, must contain alternate text for each of the distinct clickable parts, as well as for the larger image itself.

In the absence of alternate text, screen readers often announce the image’s filename. Filenames do not accurately describe images and are therefore inconvenient for screen reader users.

What this Accessibility Rule Checks

Ensures that image map area elements have alternate text.

This rule determines whether or not aria-hidden elements contain focusable elements.

Using the property aria-hidden="true" on an element removes the element and all of its child nodes from the accessibility API, rendering the element fully unavailable to screen readers and other assistive technology.

aria-hidden may be used with extreme discretion to hide visibly displayed content from assistive technologies if the act of hiding this content is meant to enhance the experience of assistive technology users by reducing redundant or superfluous content.

If aria-hidden is employed to hide material from screen readers, the same or equal meaning and functionality must be made available to assistive technologies.

Using aria-hidden="false" on content that is a descendant of an element that is hidden using aria-hidden="true" will not reveal that content to the accessibility API, nor will it be accessible to screen readers or other assistive technology.

The rule applies to any element whose aria-hidden attribute value is true.

By adding aria-hidden="true" to an element, authors assure that assistive technologies will disregard the element. This can be used to hide aesthetic elements, such as icon typefaces, that are not intended to be read by assistive technologies.

A focusable element with aria-hidden="true" is disregarded as part of the reading order, but is still part of the focus order, making it unclear if it is visible or hidden.

What this Accessibility Rule Checks

For all user interface components, including form elements, links, and script-generated components, the name and role can be identified programmatically; user-specified states, properties, and values can be set programmatically; and user agents, including assistive technologies, are notified of changes.

Ensures that the aria-roledescription attribute is only applied to elements having explicit or implicit role values.

Inappropriate aria-roledescription attribute values that clash with an element’s implicit or explicit role value can impede the web page’s accessibility. A contradictory aria-roledescription attribute value may have no effect on the application’s accessibility and may trigger behavior that blocks accessibility for entire application sections.

When aria-roledescription attributes are applied to HTML elements not in accordance with WAI-ARIA 1.1, a semantic conflict may occur between the aria-roledescription value and the implicit or explicit element role value, resulting in assistive technology products reporting nonsensical user interface (UI) information that does not accurately represent the intended UI experience.

What this Accessibility Rule Checks

Use aria-roledescription values to adequately explain implicit or explicit element role values.

Make sure that the kind attribute in the track element is set to captions. Also, verify that the text content of the captions adequately communicates all relevant information from the audio element, including speaker identification, dialogue transcripts, musical cues, and sound effects.

Below is an example code that demonstrates the addition of two tracks, one in English and another in Spanish.

<audio>
   <source src="conversation.mp3" type="audio/mp3">
   <track src="captions_en.vtt" kind="captions" srclang="en" label="english_captions">
   <track src="captions_es.vtt" kind="captions" srclang="es" label="spanish_captions">
</audio>

What this Accessibility Rule Checks

Checks the use of all HTML5 <audio> elements to ensure each contains a <track> element with the kind attribute value captions.