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Re: WCAG 4.1.3 - Status Messages

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From: tim.harshbarger@deque.com
Date: Jul 18, 2023 10:06AM

I suspect it is more likely a 3.3.1 Error Identification issue (https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#error-identification), since it sounds like the error is being caught by the code but the users are not being notified in text there is an error.

Thanks!
Tim
Tim Harshbarger
Senior Accessibility Consultant
Deque
Cell: (309) 532-0193

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Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:51 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 4.1.3 - Status Messages

Hey all,

We have a form that requires the date and time be entered in a specific format. If the user doesn't enter the information correctly, the form resets to blank fields. There's no notification that the information was entered wrong, just resets when you tab out of the field.

I feel like this would be a failure of WCAG 4.1.3 - Understanding Success Criterion 4.1.3: Status Messages | WAI | W3C<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/status-messages> - since there should be a status message saying the information you entered has changed. But I'm fairly new to citing WCAG, so figured I'd see what the experts here thought.

Thanks,

Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho
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