VSCOM
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 25 criteria
- Supports
- 22
- Partially supports
- 2
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 1
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 13 criteria
- Supports
- 9
- Partially supports
- 3
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 1
- Not evaluated
- 0
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All reported criteria (38)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Supports | |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Supports | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Partially Supports | The user form that needs to be filled to start the Live Chat session after clicking on the Live Chat button on VisualStudio.com, shows errors as red boxes around the field and is missing text indicating the error. |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | The color contrast ratio for a number of items (links, star ratings, errors, fields) in the Live Chat form that opens after clicking Live Chat on Visual Studio.com do not meet the minimum required contrast ratio. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | Zooming the browser view to over 200% on a low resolution monitor causes the "Your Name" textbox label to not be visible when Tabbing and then Shift+Tabbing on the page launched by clicking on the Chat Now button on VisualStudio.com. As a workaround, doing an additional Shift+Tab will display the "Your Name" label for the textbox. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Not Applicable | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | The Live Chat window that launches from the VisualStudio.com Chat Now button, has a login screen that contains volume icon. Focus is not visible on this volume icon. |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Partially Supports | There's no indication for "Required" fields in the "We appreciate your feedback from" that launches after ending a chat session started by clicking Live Chat on VisualStudio.com. |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Supports |
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