2.4.8: Location [AAA]

Description Sufficient Techniques Advisory Techniques Failures Notes

Description

Information about the user's location within a set of Web pages is available.

Sufficient Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for Success Criterion 2.4.8

Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion. See Understanding Techniques.

• G65: Providing a breadcrumb trail
• G63: Providing a site map
• G128: Indicating current location within navigation bars
• G127: Identifying a Web page's relationship to a larger collection of Web pages
  • H59: Using the link element and navigation tools

Advisory Techniques

Advisory Techniques for Success Criterion 2.4.8

• PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents
• PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents

Failures

Failures for Success Criterion 2.4.9

• F84: Failure of Success Criterion 2.4.9 due to using a non-specific link such as "click here" or "more" without a mechanism to change the link text to specific text.
• F89: Failure of Success Criteria 2.4.4, 2.4.9 and 4.1.2 due to not providing an accessible name for an image which is the only content in a link

Notes