Checkpoint 2.16 - Mobile-PDA

Space is limited on the small screens of mobile devices. Users want to see important information that they have requested at the top of the page displayed on the screen "above the fold". Standard, less important items, such as breadcrumbs and banners, use up valuable screen space.

Requirement

Secondary information (eg. breadcrumbs, banners etc) is included after the content

Recommendation

There must be a balance between dispaying the information that the user requested and providing them with valuable navigation links to continue onto more information. The goal must continually be to make the page and the site highly usable for the user.

Checking Tool

View the page in a mobile device and verify that secondary information follows the content of the page.

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/#tech-clear-nav-mechanism)