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10.2.36: Error prevention (legal, financial, data)

Where ICT is a non-web document, it shall satisfy the success criterion in Table 10.36.

Table 10.36: Document success criterion: Error prevention (legal, financial, data)

For documents that cause legal commitments or financial transactions for the user to occur, that modify or delete user-controllable data in data storage systems, or that submit user test responses, at least one of the following is true:

  1. Reversible: Submissions are reversible.
  2. Checked: Data entered by the user is checked for input errors and the user is provided an opportunity to correct them.
  3. Confirmed: A mechanism is available for reviewing, confirming, and correcting information before finalizing the submission.
NOTE: This success criterion is identical to the WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) replacing "web pages" with "documents".

Testing methods

Type of compliance Inspection
Pre-conditions
  1. The ICT is a non-web document.
Procedure
  1. Check that the document does not fail the Success Criterion in Table 10.36.
Result Pass: Check 1 is true
Fail: Check 1 is false

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