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Baseline for Documents

Appendix A – Cross Reference Tables

Baseline for Documents to Section 508/WCAG Requirement

The table below can be sorted (ascending or descending) using the controls in the first and third column headers. Because of the hyphens in the Test IDs, the second column for Baseline Test Instruction ID does not sort naturally.

Baseline to Section 508&WCAG Map
Baseline Test Baseline Test Instruction ID Section 508 / WCAG Requirement
1.A Keyboard Access 1.A-1 2.1.1 Keyboard
1.A Keyboard Access 1.A-2 2.1.1 Keyboard
1.B No Keyboard Trap 1.B-1 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap
2.A Focus Visible 2.A-2 2.4.7 Focus Visible
2.B Focus Order 2.B-1ai 2.4.3 Focus Order
2.B Focus Order 2.B-1bi 2.4.3 Focus Order
2.B Focus Order 2.B-2 2.4.3 Focus Order
2.C On Focus 2.C-2 3.2.1 On Focus
3.A Non-Interference 3.A-1 Conformance Requirement 5: Non-Interference
5.A Control Name 5.A-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.A Control Name 5.A-2 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.A Control Name 5.A-3 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.B Control Role 5.B-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.C Control State 5.C-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.C Control State 5.C-2 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.D Control Value 5.D-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
5.D Control Value 5.D-3 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
6.A Meaningful Images 6.A-1 1.1.1 Non-text Content
6.A Meaningful Images 6.A-2 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
6.B Decorative Images 6.B-1 1.1.1 Non-text Content
6.B Decorative Images 6.B-2 1.1.1 Non-text Content
6.D Images of Text 6.D-1 1.4.5 Images of Text
6.D Images of Text 6.D-2 1.4.5 Images of Text
7.A Use of Color 7.A-1 1.4.1 Use of Color
7.B Sensory Characteristics 7.B-1 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
7.B Sensory Characteristics 7.B-2 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics
8.A Contrast (minimum) 8.A-2 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
8.A Contrast (minimum) 8.A-3 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
9.A Three Flashes or Below Threshold 9.A-3 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold
10.A Form Names 10.A-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
10.A Form Names 10.A-2 1.1.1 Non-text Content
10.A Form Names 10.A-3 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
10.B Form Labels Descriptive 10.B-1 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
10.C On Input 10.C-3 3.2.2 On Input
10.D Error Identification 10.D-2 3.3.1 Error Identification
10.E Form has a Label 10.E-1 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
10.F Error Suggestion 10.F-3 3.3.3 Error Suggestion
10.G Error Preventions 10.G-2 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)
11.A Page Titled 11.A-1 2.4.2 Page Titled
11.A Page Titled 11.A-2 2.4.2 Page Titled
12.A Data Table Roles 12.A-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
12.A Data Table Roles 12.A-2 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
12.A Data Table Roles 12.A-3 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
12.B Data Table Header Association 12.B-1 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
12.C Layout Tables 12.C-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
13.A Descriptive Headings 13.A-1 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
13.B Visual Headings Programmatic 13.B-1 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
13.C Programmatic Headings Visual 13.C-1 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
13.D Visually Apparent Lists 13.D-1a 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
13.D Visually Apparent Lists 13.D-1b 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
14.A Link Purpose (In Context) 14.A-1 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
14.A Link Purpose (In Context) 14.A-2 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
15.A Language of Page 15.A-2 3.1.1 Language of Page
15.B Language of Parts 15.B-2 3.1.2 Language of Parts
16.A Audio-Only (Prerecorded) 16.A-1 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.A Audio-Only (Prerecorded) 16.A-2 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.A Audio-Only (Prerecorded) 16.A-4 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.B Video-only (Prerecorded) 16.B-1 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.B Video-only (Prerecorded) 16.B-3 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.C Audio Media Alternative (Prerecorded) 16.C-3 related to 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
16.D Video Media Alternative (Prerecorded) 16.D-3 related to 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
17.A Media Player Controls 17.A-1 Section 508: 503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description
17.A Media Player Controls 17.A-2 Section 508: 503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description
17.B Media Player Caption Control Level 17.B-1 Section 508: 503.4.1 Caption Controls
17.C Media Player Audio Description Control Level 17.C-1 Section 508: 503.4.2 Audio Description Controls
17.D Captions (Prerecorded) 17.D-2 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
17.D Captions (Prerecorded) 17.D-3 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
17.D Captions (Prerecorded) 17.D-4 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
17.E Audio Description (Prerecorded) 17.E-2 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
17.F Captions (Live) 17.F-2 1.2.4 Captions (Live)
17.F Captions (Live) 17.F-3 1.2.4 Captions (Live)
17.G Test Procedure for Sync Media Alternative (Prerecorded) 17.G-3 related to 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
17.G Test Procedure for Sync Media Alternative (Prerecorded) 17.G-4 related to 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
18.B CSS Positioned Content 18.B-1 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence
20.A Conforming Alternate Version 20.A-1 WCAG Conforming Alternate Version
20.A Conforming Alternate Version 20.A-2 WCAG Conforming Alternate Version
20.A Conforming Alternate Version 20.A-3 WCAG Conforming Alternate Version
20.A Conforming Alternate Version 20.A-4 WCAG Conforming Alternate Version
20.A Conforming Alternate Version 20.A-5 WCAG Conforming Alternate Version
21.A Timing Adjustable 21.A-1 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable
21.B Moving Information 21.B-1 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide
21.C Auto-updating Information 21.C-1 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide
21.D Audio Control 21.D-1 1.4.2 Audio Control
22.A Resize Text 22.A-1 1.4.4 Resize Text
22.A Resize Text 22.A-3 1.4.4 Resize Text
24.A Parsing NA. 24.A-Parsing passes. 4.1.1 Parsing
All Baseline Tests for Documents