Understandable / 3.1 Readable
3.1.5Reading Level
Level AAAWhen the body text -- excluding proper names and titles -- requires reading ability beyond lower-secondary education level, provide either supplementary content that clarifies it or a simplified, easier-to-read version. This gives people with cognitive or learning disabilities access to the same essential information.
Note
A detailed commentary for this success criterion is not yet available. In the meantime, this page lists related patterns, techniques, and links to the normative sources.
Related Techniques
Specific implementation techniques for meeting this success criterion. This site doesn't include the full text, so follow the links to the original W3C documents.
Sufficient Techniques(5)
- G79: Providing a spoken version of the text(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- G86: Providing a text summary that can be understood by people with lower secondary education level reading ability(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- G103: Providing visual illustrations, pictures, and symbols to help explain ideas, events, and processes(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- G153: Making the text easier to read(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
- G160: Providing sign language versions of information, ideas, and processes that must be understood in order to use the content(opens in a new tab)waic.jp(opens in a new tab)
Normative References
- Success Criterion 3.1.5 Reading Level — WCAG 2.2(opens in a new tab)The normative requirement text.
- Understanding Reading Level — W3C(opens in a new tab)Official guidance on intent, examples, and techniques.