The 10 Commandments of Web Accessibility

1. “Thou shalt use proper heading and page structure” – WCAG 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.4.1, 2.4.6
2. “Thou shalt not make any graven images of text” – WCAG 1.4.5
3. “Thou shalt not make things which are accessible with a mouse, but not a keyboard” – WCAG 2.1.1
4. “Thou shalt not steal or hide thy neighbors’ keyboard focus” – WCAG 2.1.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.7, 3.2.1, 3.2.5
5. “Thou shalt not use color alone as a means of conveying information” – WCAG 1.4.1
6. “Thou shalt not create things which are animated unless they can be stopped or hidden” – WCAG 2.2.2
7. “Thou shalt not create forms without proper labels and instructions” – WCAG 3.3.2, 3.3.3
8. “Thou shalt not create non-text elements unless Thouest also provide a text alternative” – WCAG 1.1.1
9. “Thou shalt not create ‘Read More’ links” – WCAG 2.4.4
10. “Thou shalt ensure that all audio and video content has captions” – WCAG 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3

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