RE: Understanding WCAG SC 3.2.2

No, it is not a violation. The success criterion states that there must not be a change of context, and it provides a definition for that. The definition includes the phrase "A change of content is not always a change of context", which is relevant in your case.

It also says "Changes in context include changes of user agent, viewport, focus or content that changes the meaning of the Web page", none of which occur in your case.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


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From: Ramakrishnan Subramanian <ram.eict2013@gmail.com> 
Sent: 10 December 2020 09:41
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: Understanding WCAG SC 3.2.2

Hi Team,
I have a query on Understanding WCAG SC 3.2.2 Whether the following example given under the heading "Examples of Success Criterion 3.2.2" is not considered a violation? Because I have seen commonly such scenarios are flagged under this SC. But, as per this example, it is not a violation to display additional content upon selecting a radio button if the overall page structure remains unchanged. I have pasted the example below and the URL also for reference.
https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/consistent-behavior-unpredictable-change.html

A form is provided for creating calendar entries in a Web based calendaring and scheduling application. Along with the standard fields for subject, time and location, there is a set of radio buttons to select the type of calendar entry to create. The calendar entry type can be meeting, appointment or reminder. If the user selects the radio for meeting, additional fields are displayed on the page for entering the meeting participants. Different fields appear if the reminder button is chosen. Because only parts of the entry change and the overall structure remains the same the basic context remains for the user.


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Thanks and Regards
Ramakrishnan

Received on Thursday, 10 December 2020 11:19:55 UTC