Summary
This Success Criterion is about making sure devices with touch-screen can interpret and understand a user’s actions. Gestures or movements, like pinching or swiping, mustn’t be the only way to do something. There should also be other simple ways to complete actions, like buttons or links.
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Drop the bass, let me tell you ’bout two point five point six
Where your input methods never have to be fixed
Touch the screen, grab a mouse, or type away
Web content shouldn’t block your preferred way
Some need keyboards, others love to swipe
Everyone deserves to use their input type
Don’t lock me down to just one interface
Let me switch it up at my own pace
CHORUS:
Switch the input, switch the input (WUB WUB)
Freedom to choose how we compute it
Keyboard, touchscreen, stylus too
Two point five point six says it’s up to you
Switch the input, switch the input (DROP)
Don’t restrict unless you really need to stop it
VERSE 2:
Your smartphone’s touch but plug that keyboard in
External mouse should work, let the freedom begin
Unless it’s essential like a typing class
Where keyboards matter for the skills to pass
Security reasons might apply the lock
But most times let all input methods rock
JavaScript sees KeyCode and touch events too
Concurrent mechanisms coming through
CHORUS:
Switch the input, switch the input (WUB WUB)
Freedom to choose how we compute it
Keyboard, touchscreen, stylus too
Two point five point six says it’s up to you
Switch the input, switch the input (DROP)
Don’t restrict unless you really need to stop it
BRIDGE/OUTRO:****
Touch-only fails the test (BASS DROP)
Give users what works best
Switch between them anytime
Accessibility by design
Two point five point six reminds us all
Input freedom breaks down walls
Sound Influences
dubstep, heavy sub-bass drops, syncopated 2-step drum patterns, 140 bpm tempo, female vocal hooks, ethereal synth pads, wobbly basslines, half-time drum breaks, pitch-shifted vocal chops, filtered saw wave leads, sidechain compression, uk garage influences, electronic production, build-up and drop structure, minimal verses, anthemic chorus
Version Number: 1.2