Understandable
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation
Navigation that repeats across pages has to appear in the same order each time.
Who it helps
People with cognitive disabilities and screen reader users who learn a site's layout.
Failures we see most
- Menus that reorder themselves between sections
How it gets tested
No automated tool can judge 3.2.3 reliably, so a specialist tests it by hand, with a keyboard and a screen reader where that applies.
How we fix it
A specialist fixes this in your site's code or content, and we re-test the page before you sign off.
Official text: W3C, Understanding 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation. Checks listed from axe-core 4.14.0.
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