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CDE Accessibility Standards References

Authoritative information and communications technology (ICT) accessibility resources for the California Department of Education’s (CDE's) Accessibility Standards.

The CDE's Accessibility Standards are built on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 External link opens in new window or tab. with additional guidance taken from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), Microsoft (MS), Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM), Section508.gov, and the California State University, Northridge (CSUN). All of the aforementioned are highly regarded authorities in information and communications technology (ICT) accessibility. For any given web content, one or more parts of the CDE Web Standards may be applicable. Visit the CDE Web Standards Home page for more information. In all cases, CDE web content must also comply with CDE's Accessibility Standards.

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MS Word References

MS Word Resources | MS Word Standards

Major Section Item Number(s) Reference(s)
Use on CDE Websites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 1 DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM; Section508.gov
Basic Requirements & Checks 2, 2.a WCAG 2.2: 3.2; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 3, 3.a, 3.b CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 4 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 5 WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1; HHS ID: 10A; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 5.a WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1; HHS ID: 10B; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 6 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2E
Basic Requirements & Checks 7-9 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 10 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; DOR; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4C & 4D; DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.d WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.e, 10.e.i WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4F & 4G; DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.e.ii Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.f WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4S; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.g WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.h WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; DOR; Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 11

WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5D
Basic Requirements & Checks 12, 13 WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 13.a, 14 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 15 WCAG 2.2: 2.1.1 & 2.4.3; HHS IDs: 4R, 6A & 9B
Basic Requirements & Checks 16 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4T; Microsoft; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 17 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3; HHS IDs: 4U & 4V
Basic Requirements & Checks 18, 18.a, 18.b, 19, 19.a, 19.a.i, 19.b, 19.c, 19.d, 19.e CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 20 DOR; Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 21 Microsoft
Filename 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 1 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 2 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.2; HHS ID 9A
Metadata Title & Description 3, 4 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 5, 5.a, 5.a.i, 5.a.ii, 5.b, 5.c, 5.c.i, 5.c.ii, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Text 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.5; HHS ID: 5H
Text 2 WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Text 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.4; HHS ID: 5G
Text 2.b WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2I
Text 3, 4, 4.a, 4.a.i, 4.a.ii, 4.a.iii, 4.b, 4.b.i, 5, 6, 6.a, 6.b CDE Requirements
Text 7 DOR; CDE Requirement
Text 7.a Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Text 8, 8.a, 8.b DOR; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Text 9 WebAIM
Text 9.a CDE Requirement
Text 10 CDE Style Manual; Microsoft
Text 11 Microsoft; WebAIM
Text 12 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.8 (Level AAA); WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Text 12.a CDE Requirement
Headings 1, 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 2.4.6; HHS IDs 4C & 4D; DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM
Headings 1.b, 1.b.i, 1.b.ii CDE Requirement
Headings 1.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4C; DOR; WebAIM
Headings 1.d CDE Requirement
Headings 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4C; DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM
Headings 2.a WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Headings 2.b DOR; WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Headings 2.b.i CDE Requirement
Headings 2.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4C
Headings 2.d CDE Requirement
Headings 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4D
Headings 3.a CDE Requirement
Headings 4 HHS ID: 4D; CDE Requirement
Headings 5, 6 CDE Recommendation
Hyperlinks 1 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 2 WCAG 2.2: 3.2.4
Hyperlinks 3 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9D
Hyperlinks 3.a, 3.a.i CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 4 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5B; WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 4.a CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 5 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9C
Hyperlinks 6 Microsoft; WebAIM
Hyperlinks 7 WCAG 2.2: 2.5.8; WebAIM
Hyperlinks 8 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 9 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4 & 2.4.9; DOR; HHS ID: 9C; WebAIM
Hyperlinks 9.a Microsoft
Hyperlinks 10 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 11, 11.a, 11.b, 11.c CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 12 Microsoft
Hyperlinks 13, 14, 15, 15.a, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19.a, 19.b, 19.c, 19.d, 19.e, 19.f, 19.g, 19.h, 19.i, 19.j, 19.k, 19.l, 19.m, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 CDE Requirement
Color 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5A
Color 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5C
Color 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3; HHS ID: 5F
Color 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.d WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.e WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.f WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 3, 4 CDE Recommendation
Color 5 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Visual Elements 1, 1.a, 1.a.i, 1.b, 1.c CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS IDs: 2A & 2D; CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i, 2.c.ii, 2.c.iii CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2D
Visual Elements 4 CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 5 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2B
Visual Elements 6 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2J
Visual Elements 6.a CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 7 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4T
Tables 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4H; CDE Requirement
Tables 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4H & 4K
Tables 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4L
Tables 4 DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4I; DOR
Tables 4.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4I; DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM
Tables 4.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; DOR
Tables 4.d WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4J; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.d.i, 4.d.ii CDE Requirement
Tables 4.e WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4H; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.f WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A
Tables 4.g, 5 Microsoft

MS Excel References

MS Excel Resources | MS Excel Standards

Major Section Item Number(s) Reference(s)
Use on CDE Websites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 1 DOR; Microsoft; Section508.gov
Basic Requirements & Checks 2 WCAG 2.2: 3.2; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 2.a, 2.b, 2.c CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 2.d Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 2.e DOR; Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 3, 3.a, 3.b CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 4 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 5 WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1; HHS ID: 10A
Basic Requirements & Checks 6 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4B
Basic Requirements & Checks 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 10 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.6; HHS ID: 9F; DOR; Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 11 University of Oregon; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 12 CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 13 WebAIM; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 14 CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 15 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1
Basic Requirements & Checks 15.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4C
Basic Requirements & Checks 15.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; DOR; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 16 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A
Basic Requirements & Checks 17 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5D
Basic Requirements & Checks 18 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 19 DOR; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 19.a, 20 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 21 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2 & 2.1.1; HHS IDs: 4L & 6A
Basic Requirements & Checks 21.a WCAG 2.2: 2.1.1; HHS ID: 6B
Basic Requirements & Checks 21.b WCAG 2.2: 2.1.1; HHS ID: 6D
Basic Requirements & Checks 22 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4M
Basic Requirements & Checks 23 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3; HHS IDs: 4N & 4O
Basic Requirements & Checks 24, 24.a, 24.b, 25, 25.a, 25.a.i, 25.b, 25.c, 25.d CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 26 DOR; Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 27 Microsoft, CDE Recommendation
Filename 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 1 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 2 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.2; HHS ID 9A; WebAIM
Metadata Title & Description 3, 4, 4.a, 5, 5.a, 5.a.i, 5.a.ii, 5.b, 5.c, 5.c.i, 5.c.ii, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Text 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.5; HHS ID: 5H; Microsoft
Text 2 WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Text 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.4; HHS ID: 5G
Text 2.b WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2H
Text 3, 4, 4.a, 4.a.i, 4.a.ii, 4.a.iii, 4.b, 4.b.i, 5, 6, 6.a, 6.b, 7 CDE Requirement
Text 8 Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Text 8.a CDE Requirement
Text 9, 9.a CDE Requirement
Text 10 CDE Style Manual; Microsoft
Text 11 Microsoft
Text 12 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.8 (Level AAA); WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Text 13 WebAIM
Headings 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4C; Microsoft
Headings 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 2.4.6; HHS IDs 4C & 4D
Headings 1.b, 1.b.i CDE Requirement
Headings 1.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4C
Headings 1.d CDE Requirement
Headings 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4D; CDE Requirement
Headings 2.a, 2.b, 2.c CDE Requirement
Headings 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4D
Headings 4 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID 4D; CDE Requirement
Headings 5, 6 CDE Recommendation
Hyperlinks 1 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 2 WCAG 2.2: 3.2.4
Hyperlinks 3 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9D
Hyperlinks 3.a, 3.a.i CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 4 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5B; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 5 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9C
Hyperlinks 6 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 7 WCAG 2.2: 2.5.8; WebAIM
Hyperlinks 8 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 9 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9C; DOR; Microsoft
Hyperlinks 9.a Microsoft
Hyperlinks 10, 11, 11.a, 11.b. 11.c CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 12 Microsoft
Hyperlinks 13, 14, 15, 15.a, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19.a, 9.b, 9.c, 9.d, 9.e, 9.f, 9.g, 9.h, 9.i, 9.j, 9.k, 9.l, 9.m, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 CDE Requirement
Color 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5A
Color 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5C
Color 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3; HHS ID: 5F; Microsoft
Color 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.d WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.e WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.f WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3; HHS ID: 5F
Color 3, 4 CDE Recommendation
Color 5 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Visual Elements 1, 1.a, 1.b CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 1.c WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS IDs: 2A & 2C; DOR; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 1.c.i, 1.c.ii, 1.c.iii CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2 CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4M
Tables 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS IDs: 4E & 4I
Tables 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4J; Microsoft
Tables 3, 4, 4.a CDE Requirement
Tables 4.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4F; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4G; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.c.i, 4.c.ii CDE Requirement

Tables

 4.d WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.e CDE Requirement
Tables 5 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Tables 6 WebAIM; CDE Recommendation
Tables 7 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4H; CDE Recommendation

MS PowerPoint References

MS PowerPoint Resources | MS PowerPoint Standards

Major Section Item Number(s) Reference(s)
Use on CDE Websites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 1 DOR, Microsoft, WebAIM; Section508.gov
Basic Requirements & Checks 2 WCAG 2.2: 3.2; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 3, 3.a, 3.b CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 4 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 5 WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1 & 3.1.2; HHS ID: 10A
Basic Requirements & Checks 5.a WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1 & 3.1.2; HHS ID: 10B
Basic Requirements & Checks 6 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 7 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.6; HHS ID: 9E; Microsoft; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 10 DOR; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 10.a CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 11 DOR
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.a CSUN; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.b DOR; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 12 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4C & 4D
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4D
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.c.ii, 12.d, 12.e CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.f WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4M
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.f.i, 12.f.ii CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 12.g, 12.h DOR; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 13 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5D
Basic Requirements & Checks 14, 15 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 16 DOR; Microsoft; WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 16.a, 17 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 18 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 2.1.1 & 2.4.3; HHS IDs: 4K, 6A & 9B; Microsoft
Basic Requirements & Checks 19 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1 & 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4L
Basic Requirements & Checks 20 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3; HHS IDs: 4N & 4O
Basic Requirements & Checks 21, 21.a, 21.b, 22, 22.a, 22.a.i, 22.b, 22.c, 22.c.i, 22.d, 22.e, 22.f, 22.f.i CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 23 DOR; Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 24 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Filename 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 1 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 2 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.2; HHS ID: 9A
Metadata Title & Description 3, 4, 4.a, 5, 5.a. 5.a.i, 5.a.ii, 5.b, 5.c, 5.c.i, 5.c.ii, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Text 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.5; HHS ID: 5H
Text 2 CDE Requirement
Text 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.4; HHS ID: 5G
Text 2.b WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2H
Text 3, 4. 4.a, 4.a.i, 4.a.ii, 4.a.iii, 4.b, 4.b.i, 5, 6, 6.a, 6.b CDE Requirement
Text 7 DORCDE Requirement
Text 8 DOR; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Text 8.a, 9, 9.a CDE Requirement
Text 10 CDE Style Manual
Text 11, 12 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 1 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 2 WCAG 2.2: 3.2.4
Hyperlinks 3, 3.a, 3.a.i CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 4 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5B; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 5 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9C
Hyperlinks 6 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 7 WCAG 2.2: 2.5.8; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 8 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 9 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4 & 2.4.9; HHS ID: 9C; DOR; Microsoft
Hyperlinks 9.a Microsoft
Hyperlinks 10, 11, 11.a, 11.b, 11.c CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 12 Microsoft
Hyperlinks 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19.a, 19.b, 19.c, 19.d, 19.e, 19.f, 19.g, 19.h, 19.i, 19.j, 19.k, 19.l, 19.m, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 CDE Requirement
Color 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS IDs: 5A & 5C; Microsoft
Color 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5C
Color 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3; HHS ID: 5F; Microsoft
Color 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.d WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.e WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.f WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 3 CDE Recommendation
Color 4 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Visual Elements 1, 1.a, 1.a.i, 1.b, 1.c CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS IDs: 2A & 2C; DOR; WebAIM; CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i, 2.c.ii, 2.c.iii CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2D
Visual Elements 4 CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 5 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2B; DOR
Visual Elements 6 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2I
Visual Elements 6.a CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 7 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1 & 1.3.2; HHS ID: 4L
Tables 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Tables 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4E & 4H
Tables 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4I
Tables 4 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; DOR; Microsoft
Tables 4.a DOR; Microsoft; CDE Requirement
Tables 4.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4F; Microsoft; WebAIM
Tables 4.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4G; Microsoft
Tables 4.c.i, 4.c.ii CDE Requirement
Tables 4.d WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; Microsoft
Tables 4.e WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4A
Tables 4.f Microsoft

PDF References

PDF Resources | PDF Standards

Major Section Item Number(s) Reference(s)
Introduction N/A Adobe, DOR, WebAIM; CDE Recommendation
Use on CDE Websites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.a, 6.b, 6.c, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 1, 2, 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3, 3.a, 3.b CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 4 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.2; HHS ID: 9A; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 5 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 6 WCAG 2.2: 3.1.1; HHS ID: 10A; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 6.a WCAG 2.2: 3.1.2; HHS ID: 10B; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 10 HHS ID: 1B; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 11 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1, 1.4.5, 4.1.1 & 4.1.2; HHS IDs: 4A, 4B, 4C & 5G; Adobe; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS IDs: 4D & 4E
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4F
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4G; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4H
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.d WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4J
Basic Requirements & Checks 11.e WCAG 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 4.1.2: HHS ID: 6C
Basic Requirements & Checks 12 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2; HHS IDs: 4Q & 4R; Adobe; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 13 Adobe; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 14 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.1, 2.4.5; Adobe; CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 15 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 16 CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 17 Adobe; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 18 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 19 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.5; HHS ID: 5G; Adobe; WebAIM
Basic Requirements & Checks 19.a, 20 CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 21 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 & 2.4.3; HHS IDs: 4Q, 6A, 6D, 9B & 9C; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 22 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3; HHS ID: 4S
Basic Requirements & Checks 23 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.4; HHS ID: 4T; Adobe
Basic Requirements & Checks 24 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3 & 1.4.1; HHS IDs: 4U, 4V & 5A
Basic Requirements & Checks 25, 25.a, 25.b CDE Requirement
Basic Requirements & Checks 26 DOR; Adobe; CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 27 CDE Recommendation
Basic Requirements & Checks 28 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.4; HHS ID: 5F; Adobe; WebAIM; CDE Recommendation
Filename 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CDE Requirement
Metadata Title & Description 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.a, 5.a.i, 5.a.ii, 5.b, 5.c.i, 5.c.ii, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Text 1, 2, 2.a CDE Requirement
Text 2.b Adobe
Text 3, 4, 4.a, 4.a.i, 4.a.ii, 4.a.iii, 4.b, 4.b.i, 5, 6, 6.a, 6.b, 7, 7.a, 8, 8.a, 8.b, 9, 9.a, 10, 11, 12, 12.a CDE Requirement
Headings 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4D; Adobe
Headings 1.a, 1.b, 1.b.i, 1.b.ii CDE Requirement
Headings 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4E; Adobe
Headings 2.a, 2.a.i, 2.b, 3, 3.a, 4 CDE Requirement
Headings 5, 6 CDE Recommendation
Hyperlinks 1 WCAG 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 4.1.2: HHS ID: 6C; Adobe
Hyperlinks 2, 3 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 4 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9E
Hyperlinks 4.a CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 5 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5B; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 5.a, 6, 7, 8, 9 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 10 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.4; HHS ID: 9D
Hyperlinks 10.a CDE Recommendation
Hyperlinks 11 CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 12 Adobe; CDE Requirement
Hyperlinks 12.a, 12.b, 12.c, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20.a, 20.b, 20.c, 20.d, 20.e, 20.f, 20.g, 20.h. 20.i. 20.j, 20.k, 20.l, 20.m, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 CDE Requirement
Color 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5A
Color 1.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.1; HHS ID: 5C
Color 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3; HHS ID: 5E; Adobe
Color 2.a WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.d WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 2.e WCAG 2.2: 1.4.11
Color 2.f WCAG 2.2: 1.4.3
Color 3, 4 CDE Recommendation
Color 5 Microsoft; CDE Recommendation
Visual Elements 1, 1.a, 1.a.i, 1.b, 1.c CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS IDs: 2A & 2C; Adobe
Visual Elements 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 2.c.i, 2.c.ii, 2.c.iii CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2D
Visual Elements 4 CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 5 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 2B; Adobe
Visual Elements 6 Adobe; CDE Requirement
Visual Elements 7 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.3; HHS ID: 4S; CDE Requirement
Tables 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS IDs: 4I & 4N
Tables 2 WCAG 2.2 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS ID: 4B
Tables 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4M; Adobe
Tables 4 CDE Requirement
Tables 5 CDE Recommendation
Tables 5.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1
Tables 5.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4J; Adobe
Tables 5.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4K; Adobe
Tables 5.d, 5.e, 5.e.i, 5.e.ii, 5.f, 5.g CDE Requirement
Tables 6 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1 & 4.1.2; HHS IDs: 4B, 4J, 4K, & 4L
Tables 6.a WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4J; Adobe
Tables 6.b WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS ID: 4K; Adobe
Tables 6.c WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS ID: 4L

Form and Template References

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Major Section Item Number(s) Reference(s)
All Forms 1 WCAG 2.2: 2.1.1, 2.4.3; HHS; DOR; WebAIM; CDE Requirement
All Forms 2 WebAIM
All Forms 2.a WCAG 2.2: 3.3.2; HHS
All Forms 2.b WCAG 2.2: 2.4.6; HHS; CDE Requirement
All Forms 2.c WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS; DOR; CDE Requirement
All Forms 2.d CDE Requirement
All Forms 3 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS
All Forms 4 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.3; HHS
All Forms 5 WCAG 2.2: 3.2.1; HHS
All Forms 6 WCAG 2.2: 3.2.2; HHS
All Forms 7 WCAG 2.2: 3.3.1; HHS
All Forms 8 WCAG 2.2: 3.3.1, 3.3.2; HHS
All Forms 9 WCAG 2.2: 3.3.3; HHS
All Forms 10 WCAG 2.2: 2.4.7; HHS
All Forms 11 WCAG 2.2: 3.3.4; HHS
All Forms 12 WebAIM; CDE Requirement
All Forms 13 WebAIM
All Forms 14 CDE Recommendation
All Forms 15 WebAIM; CDE Recommendation
PDF Forms 1 DOR
PDF Forms 2, 3 DOR; CDE Requirement
PDF Forms 3.a CDE Requirement
PDF Forms 4 DOR
PDF Forms 5 DOR; CDE Requirement
MS Word Forms 1 WCAG 2.2: 4.1.2; HHS; DOR
MS Word Forms 1.a DOR; CDE Requirement
MS Word Forms 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1, 4.1.2; HHS; DOR; Microsoft
MS Word Forms 3 CDE Recommendation
MS Excel Forms 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1, 4.1.2; HHS; CDE Standard
Web Forms 1 WCAG 2.2: 1.3.1; HHS; WebAIM
Web Forms 2 WCAG 2.2: 1.1.1; HHS
Web Forms 3 Web WCAG 2.2: 4.1.2; HHS
Web Forms 4, 4.a CDE Requirement

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