Summary
This Success Criterion requires that all web functions can be done without just a keyboard. This is important for people who can’t use a keyboard due to disabilities. They should be able to navigate and operate websites using different methods, like speech recognition or eye-tracking.
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
In the glow of my screen, I navigate with keys
Through widgets and dialogs, moving where I please
But what if I get stuck, in a calendar’s embrace?
Success Criterion 2.1.2 says there’s always an escape
For those who cannot see, or whose hands won’t obey
The keyboard is their lifeline, their only way
So every box and button, every modal that appears
Must let them tab away, without confusion or fears
CHORUS:
You’ll never be trapped in digital space
Every component lets you leave this place
With Tab or arrows, you’ll find your way through
No keyboard trap can hold onto you
Freedom to wander, freedom to roam
Every webpage feels like home
VERSE 2:
Imagine you’re exploring, but suddenly you’re caught
Inside a puzzle widget where your focus gets locked
The standard keys don’t work, you’re imprisoned in this frame
But good design will tell you how to leave this game
Instructions clear and simple, before you even start
“Press Escape to exit” – that’s the accessible art
For blind users counting on their keyboard’s gentle sound
Every trap that holds them means the whole page can’t be found
CHORUS:
You’ll never be trapped in digital space
Every component lets you leave this place
With Tab or arrows, you’ll find your way through
No keyboard trap can hold onto you
Freedom to wander, freedom to roam
Every webpage feels like home
BRIDGE/OUTRO:****
So when you build tomorrow, remember those who need
A keyboard path to follow, a way to be freed
No prison walls of pixels, no focus held too tight
Just open navigation, making the web feel right
2.1.2 reminds us all
No one gets stuck, no one falls
Sound Influences
dream pop, ethereal female vocals, reverb-drenched electric guitar, slide guitar, minimal drum kit, tambourine, organ, slow tempo, melancholic atmosphere, hazy production, intimate lyrics, shoegaze influences, 90s alternative rock production, wistful melody, atmospheric soundscape, romantic themes
Version Number: 1.2