Scrollable element not keyboard accessible Accessibility Checkpoint
Description
Hidden scrollable content cannot be scrolled using the keyboard.
Help
Hidden scrollable content must either contain a focusable element like a link or have tabindex=0
set. This allows keyboard users to tab to the hidden content and scroll using the arrow keys.
Applicable standards
- ACT Rules 0ssw9k
- WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
- WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
- WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
- Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.
Change history
- 6.50 Oct 2023 Fixed false positive.
- 5.38 Jul 2020 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: AccCssScrollableNoFocus