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Learn more about the accessibility rules supported within axe DevTools for iOS. Below you'll find brief descriptions of each rule along with the link to the original guidelines. Rules come from three sources:

WCAG Success Criterion
Platform Guideline - defined by Apple
Best Practice - defined by Accessibility Experts at Deque

In the navigation bar under Rules & Remediation, you'll find detailed information on each rule, including resolution tips. View this guide for impact rating and descriptions. Some rules will be marked with an experimental badge. Learn more about experimental rules and how you can help improve them.

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Throughout our rules documentation, you'll find references to Name, Role, and Value. Please refer to WCAG's definitions.

Rule Overview

	Rule & Description	Guidelines	Impact
Accessibility Element Focus Box	A11y Element Focus Box Ensures a view's accessibility path, or VoiceOver focus box, encapsulates its own visual on-screen frame.	Best Practice	Moderate
Active Control Name	Active Control Name Any interactive view should have an accessible name available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.	WCAG 2.0 - 4.1.2 A	Critical
Associated Text	Associated Text A control should get its accessible name from a nearby label available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.3.1 A	Critical or Serious
Colliding Controls	Colliding Controls Interactive views should not have intersecting bounds.	Platform Guideline	Moderate
Colliding Views	Colliding Views Views containing information should not intersect with another view, either entirely or partially.	Platform Guideline	Minor
Color Contrast	Color Contrast Ensures that each text element has a minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio with its background and that large text has a minimum 3.0:1 contrast ratio.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.4.3 AA	Serious
Conflicting Traits	Conflicting Traits Views should not have conflicting accessibility traits.	Platform Guideline	Critical
Focusable Text	Focusable Text Views containing text should be focusable for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.3.2 A	Critical
ImageView Name	ImageView Name Focusable image elements should provide a meaningful accessible name available for assistive technologies such as VoiceOver and Voice Control.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.1.1 A	Critical
In ScrollView	In ScrollView Text should be within a scrollable view to ensure that all elements are visible on all screen sizes.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.4.4 AA	Serious
Inaccessible Action	Inaccessible Action An interactive view should have the ability to be activated with assistive technology.	WCAG 2.0 - 2.1.1 A	Critical
Label At Front	Label At Front Any visible text of an interactive view should be at the start of the view's accessible name.	WCAG 2.1 - 2.5.3 Best Practice	Minor
Label In Name	Label In Name An accessibility focusable view should ensure its name is included in its visible label.	WCAG 2.1 - 2.5.3 A	Serious
Meaningful Accessible Name	Meaningful Accessible Name An element's accessible name should not include its accessibility trait.	Platform Guideline	Minor
Nested Elements Name	Nested Elements Name A focusable view should have all visible text within its accessible name available to assistive technologies like VoiceOver and Voice Control.	WCAG 2.0 - 1.3.2 A	Critical
Screen Orientation	Screen Orientation Views should adhere to the user's preferred display orientation.	WCAG 2.1 - 1.3.4 AA	Serious
Screen Title	Screen Title Every screen within an application should provide a title to be announced by assistive technology.	WCAG 2.0 - 2.4.2 A	Moderate
Supports Dynamic Type	Supports Dynamic Type Text elements should have the required properties to support Dynamic Type and resize the text to the user's device preference.	Platform Guideline	Critical
Touch Target Size	Touch Target Size All active controls should have a minimum of 44pt by 44pt visual and tappable area.	WCAG 2.1 - 2.5.5 AAA	Moderate
Touch Target Spacing	Touch Target Spacing Actionable controls should have a minimum dimension of 24 x 24 points or must be positioned so that if a circle with a diameter of 24 points is placed on the center of control, the circle will not intersect with another target or with the circle for another target.	WCAG 2.2 - 2.5.8 AA	Moderate

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