CPACC Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A WCAG conformance claim at Level AA means the webpage satisfies all Level A and Level AA criteria. What happens to Level AAA criteria?
- They are optional enhancements not required for the AA claim (Correct answer)
- They must all be failed for the AA claim to be valid
- They automatically pass when AA is met
- They replace Level A criteria
Correct answer: They are optional enhancements not required for the AA claim
Level AAA criteria are optional; meeting them is encouraged as additional accessibility enhancement but is not required for a Level AA conformance claim.
Question 2: Which WCAG Success Criterion requires that functionality available via mouse pointer hover or keyboard focus can be dismissed without moving the pointer or focus?
- 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Correct answer)
- 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap
- 2.4.7 Focus Visible
- 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
Correct answer: 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus
SC 1.4.13, added in WCAG 2.1 at Level AA, requires that additional content triggered by hover or focus is dismissible, hoverable, and persistent.
Question 3: Under WCAG, what does 'programmatically determined' mean in the context of Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships?
- Information can be determined by software from the content (Correct answer)
- Information is calculated by a mathematical algorithm
- Relationships are coded by the programmer directly
- Content is validated by an automated tool
Correct answer: Information can be determined by software from the content
Programmatically determined means assistive technologies can extract and present the information using markup or data model semantics.
Question 4: Which WCAG Success Criterion at Level AAA requires a contrast ratio of at least 7:1 for normal text?
- 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) (Correct answer)
- 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
- 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast
- 1.4.8 Visual Presentation
Correct answer: 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced)
SC 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) at Level AAA requires a 7:1 contrast ratio for normal text and 4.5:1 for large-scale text.
Question 5: WCAG Success Criterion 2.4.3 Focus Order applies to which POUR principle?
- Operable (Correct answer)
- Perceivable
- Understandable
- Robust
Correct answer: Operable
SC 2.4.3 Focus Order falls under Guideline 2.4 (Navigable), which is part of the Operable principle.
Question 6: Which WCAG 2.1 criterion specifically requires that the purpose of each input field collecting information about the user can be programmatically determined?
- 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Correct answer)
- 1.3.4 Orientation
- 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
- 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
Correct answer: 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose
SC 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose, new in WCAG 2.1 at Level AA, requires that form fields use autocomplete tokens so browsers and assistive technologies can identify their purpose.
Question 7: When evaluating WCAG conformance, what is a 'full page' requirement?
- Conformance applies to complete web pages, not just portions of pages (Correct answer)
- Every page on the site must be individually evaluated
- Full pages must include a site map
- Pages must render fully before evaluation begins
Correct answer: Conformance applies to complete web pages, not just portions of pages
WCAG conformance requires that the entire web page conforms — you cannot exclude non-conforming parts and still claim the page conforms.
CPACC Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 5
A WCAG conformance claim at Level AA means the webpage satisfies all Level A and Level AA criteria.
What happens to Level AAA criteria?