Interactive elements should be reachable and operable through a keyboard where the interface requires interaction. A visually obvious control can still be unavailable to someone using another input method. For this project gallery, the practical test is whether the example opens a correctly labeled detail and relevant next step.
Can the page be used without a mouse?
Start with a visitor looking for work relevant to a planned project. The keyboard access check concerns gallery labels, project destinations and whether the imagery is actual work or an illustration. A manufacturer image or fictional demo can look like a completed client project unless the page clearly identifies it. Visual polish does not establish provenance.
Shared gallery templates must retain the project’s service and location associations rather than borrowing the first branch’s labels.
Check it on this page
Choose a gallery example that matches a service question, open its details, and distinguish completed work from illustrative imagery.
- Tab through the controls in a meaningful order.
- Open menus and operate links with the keyboard.
- Check the return from any expanded or modal state in an approved preview.
A shared link treatment underlined an entire content block
One reviewed page applied hover underlining to a large linked area, making the whole block look like linked text. The repair needed to address the scope of the style rather than rewriting the content.
For this project gallery, the check focuses on gallery labels, project destinations and whether the imagery is actual work or an illustration. Style the action label deliberately and check the pointer and keyboard states after changing a shared rule.
Repair the source, then check the published result
Repair inaccessible controls and preserve suitable native behavior. Retest entry, interaction and recovery instead of checking only the first focusable element.
Record the keyboard access result for this destination, then repeat the customer route until the example opens a correctly labeled detail and relevant next step. If the repair changed a shared component, compare another destination with different approved facts to detect unintended copying.
Explore a relevant example
The linked directory identifies work and demonstrations. Use its labels to distinguish examples of functionality from completed client results.
Further reading
Platform guidance can change. Consult the current official documentation before making platform-specific changes.
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