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Most simplified or plain-English rewrites of WCAG omit this clause entirely. The author encountered a real violation on Wayfair, where a control apparently required holding a key for a specific duration, which several accessibility-aware people on social media correctly flagged as a 2.1.1 failure while others named different success criteria instead, exposing the gap in commonly used simplified WCAG references. The takeaway is to consult the official W3C Understanding documents rather than relying solely on non-normative summaries. [#webdev](/tags/webdev "Check all #webdev posts")[#accessibility](/tags/accessibility "Check all #accessibility posts") Yesterday•3m read time•From [adrianroselli.com](https://api.daily.dev/r/eRSzs7QUJ "adrianroselli.com") [](https://api.daily.dev/r/eRSzs7QUJ "Go to post") Table of contents [Tags](https://api.daily.dev/r/eRSzs7QUJ "Tags")[Other Posts](https://api.daily.dev/r/eRSzs7QUJ "Other Posts")[No comments? Be the first!](https://api.daily.dev/r/eRSzs7QUJ "No comments? Be the first!") Questions this post answers What does the 'without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes' part of WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard actually mean? It means a keyboard interface must not require a user to repeat or execute multiple keystrokes within a short period of time, or hold a key down for an extended period before the keystroke registers. This is part of Success Criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard, an exception being functions that depend on the path of movement rather than just endpoints. Many simplified WCAG guides omit this clause, leading to missed violations like one found on Wayfair's site. 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This is part of Success Criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard, an exception being functions that depend on the path of movement rather than just endpoints. Many simplified WCAG guides omit this clause, leading to missed violations like one found on Wayfair's site. Developers auditing keyboard interactions can find deeper WCAG breakdowns like this through daily.dev."}}]} ```