G194: Providing spell checking and suggestions for text input

In this technique spell checking and suggestions for text are provided. Often people with cognitive disabilities have trouble spelling a word, but may be able to get the spelling approximately correct. A spell checking program will save them time-consuming research on how to spell the word. This may also be true for blind and low vision users who might make a mistake when typing. It will also help people with dexterity disabilities who may be using a head pointer, or who may have scanning software which makes it very slow and difficult to type. A spell-checking solution that provides word suggestion(s) and a simple mechanism to select one and input it into the text input field provides important help for these users and others.

• G71: Providing a help link on every Web page
• G103: Providing visual illustrations, pictures, and symbols to help explain ideas, events, and processes
• G120: Providing the pronunciation immediately following the word
• G121: Linking to pronunciations
• H89: Using the title attribute to provide context-sensitive help

Procedure

1. Check that there is a form field on the page.

2. Enter a misspelled word.

3. Check that a suggested spelling is presented.

4. Check that a mechanism is available to enter the suggested word into the form.

Expected Results

• Checks #3 and #4 are true.

If this is a sufficient technique for a success criterion, failing this test procedure does not necessarily mean that the success criterion has not been satisfied in some other way, only that this technique has not been successfully implemented and can not be used to claim conformance.