add(a11y): Consistent help (WCAG 2.2 SC 3.2.6)#92
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A repeated help mechanism must occur in the same order relative to other page content. Documents the four help-mechanism types and contrasts against the belief that the criterion obliges a site to offer help at all. Status: recommended — Level A, but nobody is locked out, so it does not clear the required bar; matches redundant-entry (also Level A, also recommended). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What changed
New spec page:
accessibility/consistent-help— WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 3.2.6 Consistent Help.consistent-helpintorelatedSlugsonredundant-entry,accessible-authentication, anderror-pages.added), linking the page inline.npm run sign:skill→ SKILL.md now claims 161 pages;index.jsondigest recomputed.Why now
Surfaced by the daily standards scan. The site already covers 3.3.7 Redundant Entry and 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication from the same WCAG 2.2 cohort, but had nothing on where a repeated help mechanism has to sit.
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Status:
recommendedLevel A, but the criterion is conditional (it binds only if you already repeat a help mechanism) and nobody is locked out of a function when it is violated — the help is merely harder to find. It does not clear the "platform contract breaks / a clear class of users is harmed" bar for
required. This matchesredundant-entry, also Level A, alsorecommended.Auditable-outcome check
Passes. Crawl the page set, confirm the help affordance holds the same position in the source order per layout variation. "Why it matters" is phrased for visitors (cognitive load, screen magnification, users under time pressure).
Notes
dragging-movements(SC 2.5.7). Each independently bumps the SKILL.md page count to 161 — whichever merges second needsnpm run sign:skillrerun to land on 162.npm run buildpasses (161 pages indexed).🤖 Generated with Claude Code