Distinguish if actionable

For systems that include static and interactive components, people may need interactive components to be clearly distinguishable visually and programmatically from static content.

Notes

Partial 4.2.5 Making Content Usable

Examples:

• Disabled buttons gray out with a contrast that sufficiently different compared to the enabled state.
• A screen reader announces actionable elements, such as buttons and links (including if they are in a disabled state) because of good markup.
• Actionable buttons are backlit with an LED.
• An error tone is given immediately when a person try to type text in a field that does not currently accept text input.
• Fields that are not available in the current context are hidden, so there is no need to distinguish between actionable and non-actionable components.

Mappings

Required ability	Accessibility characteristic	Support needed
Attention and concentration	Static content	Default
Cognitive processing	Static content	Default
Executive functions	Static content	Default
Language skills	Static content	Default
Memory	Static content	Default
Visual	Static content	Default
Ability to understand implied content	Static content	Default
Ability to understand implied content	Multidimensional content	Default
Ability to understand numeric concepts	Static content	Default
Ability to understand numeric concepts	Multidimensional content	Default
Attention and concentration	Multidimensional content	Default
Auditory	Static content	Default
Auditory	Multidimensional content	Default
Balance and stability	Static content	Default
Balance and stability	Multidimensional content	Default
Cognitive processing	Multidimensional content	Default
Contextual knowledge	Static content	Default
Contextual knowledge	Multidimensional content	Default
Executive functions	Multidimensional content	Default
Fine motor control	Static content	Default
Fine motor control	Multidimensional content	Default
Gustatory	Static content	Default
Gustatory	Multidimensional content	Default
Language skills	Multidimensional content	Default
Learning	Static content	Default
Learning	Multidimensional content	Default
Memory	Multidimensional content	Default
Mental health	Static content	Default
Mental health	Multidimensional content	Default
Mobility	Static content	Default
Mobility	Multidimensional content	Default
Multidimensional body movement	Static content	Default
Multidimensional body movement	Multidimensional content	Default
Olfactory	Static content	Default
Olfactory	Multidimensional content	Default
Physical attributes	Static content	Default
Physical attributes	Multidimensional content	Default
Reach	Static content	Default
Reach	Multidimensional content	Default
Self-regulation	Static content	Default
Self-regulation	Multidimensional content	Default
Sensory processing	Static content	Default
Sensory processing	Multidimensional content	Default
Social skills	Static content	Default
Social skills	Multidimensional content	Default
Stamina	Static content	Default
Stamina	Multidimensional content	Default
Strength	Static content	Default
Strength	Multidimensional content	Default
Tactile	Static content	Default
Tactile	Multidimensional content	Default
Visual	Multidimensional content	Default
Auditory	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Auditory	Static content	Assistive technology
Gustatory	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Gustatory	Static content	Assistive technology
Olfactory	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Olfactory	Static content	Assistive technology
Tactile	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Tactile	Static content	Assistive technology
Visual	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Visual	Static content	Assistive technology
Balance and stability	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Balance and stability	Static content	Assistive technology
Fine motor control	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Fine motor control	Static content	Assistive technology
Mobility	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Mobility	Static content	Assistive technology
Multidimensional body movement	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Multidimensional body movement	Static content	Assistive technology
Reach	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Reach	Static content	Assistive technology
Stamina	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Stamina	Static content	Assistive technology
Strength	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Strength	Static content	Assistive technology
Language skills	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Language skills	Static content	Assistive technology
Physical attributes	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Physical attributes	Static content	Assistive technology
Ability to understand implied content	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Ability to understand implied content	Static content	Assistive technology
Ability to understand numeric concepts	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Ability to understand numeric concepts	Static content	Assistive technology
Attention and concentration	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Attention and concentration	Static content	Assistive technology
Cognitive processing	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Cognitive processing	Static content	Assistive technology
Sensory processing	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Sensory processing	Static content	Assistive technology
Executive functions	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Executive functions	Static content	Assistive technology
Memory	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Memory	Static content	Assistive technology
Self-regulation	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Self-regulation	Static content	Assistive technology
Mental health	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Mental health	Static content	Assistive technology
Learning	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Learning	Static content	Assistive technology
Contextual knowledge	Static content	Assistive technology
Contextual knowledge	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology
Social skills	Static content	Assistive technology
Social skills	Multidimensional content	Assistive technology

References

• Reference: 5-3-4 to be able to distinguish between actionable and non-actionable components in any modality
• Reference: 4.2.5 Clearly Identify Controls and Their Use (Pattern)

Tags

• unsure

Imported from https://github.com/accessiblecommunity/Digital-Accessibility-Framework/distinguish-if-actionable.md