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Keyboard navigationScreen reader guidelinesARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)Web Content Accessibility GuidelinesKeyboard navigationScreen reader guidelinesARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Keyboard navigation

Users should have the ability to move focus to the Website status link if it is used in the Footer component or anywhere else.

Image of a site status element with a green checkmark and the text 'All systems operational' in a footer element with focus indicators.

Screen reader guidelines

Website status should communicate the following to users.

  • What is the severity of the status icon
  • What the text says
  • That the text is also a link
  • Where the link will take them if selected
  • If the status is still loading

ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)

Learn to use the accessibility semantics defined by the Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) specification to create accessible web experiences.

View APG resources

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Understanding documents provide detailed explanations for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines and success criteria.

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