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Help Url Reference

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Resolve correct WCAG, ARIA, and platform accessibility help URLs while authoring docs, UI copy, or audit notes so agents cite authoritative guidance instead of guessing.

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help-url-reference from accessibility-agents supplies authoritative accessibility documentation links for agents auditing or fixing inclusive UI and markdown. It prevents hallucinated standards URLs during WCAG reviews, ARIA fixes, and doc updates across SaaS and content sites.

  • Canonical WCAG and ARIA URL lookup
  • Reduces broken or unofficial doc citations
  • Speeds agent accessibility research
  • Pairs with audit and remediation workflows
  • Keeps compliance references consistent across repos

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What it does

Resolve correct WCAG, ARIA, and platform accessibility help URLs while authoring docs, UI copy, or audit notes so agents cite authoritative guidance instead of guessing.

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Help URL Reference

Centralized mapping of accessibility rule IDs and WCAG criteria to external help documentation. Used by CSV reporters, audit report generators, and any agent that links findings to remediation guidance.

Deque University (Web Accessibility)

axe-core Rule URL Pattern

Base URL: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/
Pattern:  {base_url}{rule-id}
Example:  https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/image-alt

For any axe-core rule, construct the URL by appending the rule ID to the base URL. This pattern covers all axe-core rules.

Common axe-core Rules

Rule IDIssueWCAGDeque Help URL
image-altImage missing alternative text1.1.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/image-alt
button-nameButton has no accessible name4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/button-name
color-contrastText has insufficient contrast1.4.3https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/color-contrast
labelForm element has no label1.3.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/label
link-nameLink has no discernible text4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/link-name
html-has-langPage missing lang attribute3.1.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/html-has-lang
document-titlePage missing title2.4.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/document-title
heading-orderHeading levels skipped1.3.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/heading-order
aria-rolesInvalid ARIA role4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-roles
aria-required-attrMissing required ARIA attribute4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-required-attr
aria-valid-attrInvalid ARIA attribute4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/aria-valid-attr
bypassNo skip navigation link2.4.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/bypass
regionContent not in landmark1.3.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/region
tabindexPositive tabindex used2.4.3https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/tabindex
duplicate-idDuplicate element ID4.1.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/duplicate-id
focus-order-semanticsFocus order issue2.4.3https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/focus-order-semantics
input-image-altInput image missing alt1.1.1https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/input-image-alt
meta-viewportViewport disables zoom1.4.4https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/meta-viewport
select-nameSelect element has no label4.1.2https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/select-name
autocomplete-validInvalid autocomplete value1.3.5https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.10/autocomplete-valid

Deque University Topic Pages (Non-axe Issues)

For agent-detected issues without axe-core rule IDs, use these topic pages:

TopicURL
Focus managementhttps://dequeuniversity.com/class/focus-management2/focus/overview
Live regionshttps://dequeuniversity.com/library/aria/liveregion-playground
Modal dialogshttps://dequeuniversity.com/library/aria/modal-dialog/sf-modal-dialog
Data tableshttps://dequeuniversity.com/class/tables2/simple/overview

Microsoft Office (Document Accessibility)

Word (DOCX) Rules

Rule IDs match the canonical definitions in the word-accessibility format agent.
Rule IDIssueHelp URL
DOCX-E001Missing alt text on imageshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-alternative-text-to-a-shape-picture-chart-smartart-graphic-or-other-object-44989b2a-903c-4d9a-b742-6a75b451c669
DOCX-E002Missing table header rowhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-tables-in-word-cb464015-59dc-46a0-ac01-6217c62210e5
DOCX-E003Skipped heading levelshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_headings
DOCX-E004Missing document titlehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_doctitle
DOCX-E005Merged or split table cellshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-tables-in-word-cb464015-59dc-46a0-ac01-6217c62210e5
DOCX-E006Ambiguous hyperlink texthttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_links
DOCX-E007No heading structurehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_headings
DOCX-E008Document access restricted (IRM)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d
DOCX-E009Content controls without titleshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d
DOCX-W001Nested tableshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-tables-in-word-cb464015-59dc-46a0-ac01-6217c62210e5
DOCX-W002Long alt text (>150 chars)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2
DOCX-W003Manual list charactershttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d
DOCX-W004Blank table rows for spacinghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-tables-in-word-cb464015-59dc-46a0-ac01-6217c62210e5
DOCX-W005Heading exceeds 100 charactershttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_headings
DOCX-W006Watermark presenthttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_watermarks
DOCX-T001Missing document languagehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_language
DOCX-T002Layout table with header markuphttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-tables-in-word-cb464015-59dc-46a0-ac01-6217c62210e5
DOCX-T003Repeated blank charactershttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-word-documents-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d#bkmk_whitespace

Excel (XLSX) Rules

Rule IDs match the canonical definitions in the excel-accessibility format agent.
Rule IDIssueHelp URL
XLSX-E001Missing alt text on images/chartshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-alternative-text-to-a-shape-picture-chart-smartart-graphic-or-other-object-44989b2a-903c-4d9a-b742-6a75b451c669
XLSX-E002Missing table header rowhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_tableheaders
XLSX-E003Default sheet nameshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_sheettabs
XLSX-E004Merged cells in data tableshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_mergedcells
XLSX-E005Ambiguous hyperlink texthttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593
XLSX-E006Missing workbook titlehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_doctitle
XLSX-E007Red-only negative number formattinghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_color
XLSX-E008Workbook access restricted (IRM)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593
XLSX-W001Blank cells used for formattinghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593
XLSX-W002Color-only data differentiationhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_color
XLSX-W003Complex table structurehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_mergedcells
XLSX-W004Empty worksheethttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593
XLSX-W005Long alt text (>150 chars)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2
XLSX-T001Sheet tab order not logicalhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593#bkmk_sheettabs
XLSX-T002Missing named rangeshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593
XLSX-T003Missing workbook languagehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-excel-workbooks-6cc05fc5-1314-48b5-8eb3-683e49b3e593

PowerPoint (PPTX) Rules

Rule IDs match the canonical definitions in the powerpoint-accessibility format agent.
Rule IDIssueHelp URL
PPTX-E001Missing alt text on imageshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-alternative-text-to-a-shape-picture-chart-smartart-graphic-or-other-object-44989b2a-903c-4d9a-b742-6a75b451c669
PPTX-E002Missing slide titleshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_slidetitles
PPTX-E003Duplicate slide titleshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_slidetitles
PPTX-E004Missing table header rowhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_tableheaders
PPTX-E005Ambiguous hyperlink texthttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_links
PPTX-E006Incorrect reading orderhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_readingorder
PPTX-E007Presentation access restricted (IRM)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25
PPTX-W001Missing presentation titlehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25
PPTX-W002Tables used for layouthttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_tableheaders
PPTX-W003Merged table cellshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_tableheaders
PPTX-W004Audio/video without captionshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_captions
PPTX-W005Color-only meaninghttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_color
PPTX-W006Long alt text (>150 chars)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/everything-you-need-to-know-to-write-effective-alt-text-df98f884-ca3d-456c-807b-1a1fa82f5dc2
PPTX-T001Missing section nameshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25
PPTX-T002Excessive animationshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_animations
PPTX-T003Missing slide noteshttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25
PPTX-T004Missing presentation languagehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-powerpoint-presentations-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25

Adobe PDF

Rule IDIssueHelp URL
PDFUA.TaggedPDFDocument not taggedhttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#tag_pdf
PDFUA.TitleMissing document titlehttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#add_title
PDFUA.LanguageMissing document languagehttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#set_language
PDFUA.BookmarksPresentMissing bookmarkshttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#bookmarks
PDFUA.AltTextMissing alt texthttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#alt_text
PDFUA.TableHeadersMissing table headershttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#tables
PDFUA.ReadingOrderIncorrect reading orderhttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#reading_order
PDFUA.HeadingsHeading structure issueshttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#headings
PDFUA.ListTagsMissing list tagshttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#lists
PDFBP.ContrastLow contrast texthttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#contrast
PDFBP.ScannedScanned (image-only) PDFhttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#scanned
PDFQ.SearchableText not searchablehttps://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html#ocr

WCAG 2.2 Understanding Documents

URL Pattern

Base: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/
Pattern: {base}{slug}

Criterion-to-Slug Mapping

WCAGCriterion NameSlug
1.1.1Non-text Contentnon-text-content
1.3.1Info and Relationshipsinfo-and-relationships
1.3.2Meaningful Sequencemeaningful-sequence
1.3.5Identify Input Purposeidentify-input-purpose
1.4.1Use of Coloruse-of-color
1.4.3Contrast (Minimum)contrast-minimum
1.4.4Resize Textresize-text
1.4.5Images of Textimages-of-text
1.4.11Non-text Contrastnon-text-contrast
2.1.1Keyboardkeyboard
2.1.2No Keyboard Trapno-keyboard-trap
2.4.1Bypass Blocksbypass-blocks
2.4.2Page Titledpage-titled
2.4.3Focus Orderfocus-order
2.4.6Headings and Labelsheadings-and-labels
2.4.7Focus Visiblefocus-visible
2.4.11Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)focus-not-obscured-minimum
2.5.8Target Size (Minimum)target-size-minimum
3.1.1Language of Pagelanguage-of-page
3.1.2Language of Partslanguage-of-parts
3.3.1Error Identificationerror-identification
3.3.2Labels or Instructionslabels-or-instructions
3.3.7Redundant Entryredundant-entry
3.3.8Accessible Authentication (Minimum)accessible-authentication-minimum
4.1.2Name, Role, Valuename-role-value

Application-Specific Fix Steps Templates

Word

RuleFix Steps
DOCX-E001Right-click image, Edit Alt Text, enter description
DOCX-E002Table Design tab, check Header Row checkbox
DOCX-E003Apply correct heading style (Home tab, Styles group)
DOCX-E004File, Info, Properties, Title field
DOCX-E005Table Layout tab, Merge group, Split Cells
DOCX-E006Replace link text with descriptive phrase
DOCX-E007Apply Heading 1 style to document sections

Excel

RuleFix Steps
XLSX-E001Right-click chart/image, Edit Alt Text, enter description
XLSX-E002Home, Format as Table (ensure header row option checked)
XLSX-E003Right-click sheet tab, Rename, enter descriptive name
XLSX-E004Unmerge cells, restructure data layout
XLSX-E005Replace link text with descriptive phrase
XLSX-E006File, Info, Properties, Title field

PowerPoint

RuleFix Steps
PPTX-E001Right-click image, Edit Alt Text, enter description
PPTX-E002Home, Layout, choose layout with title placeholder
PPTX-E003Enter unique title text on each slide
PPTX-E004Select table, Table Design, check Header Row
PPTX-E005Replace link text with descriptive phrase
PPTX-E006Home, Arrange, Selection Pane, reorder items bottom-to-top

PDF (Acrobat Pro)

RuleFix Steps
PDFUA.TaggedPDFAccessibility, Add Tags to Document
PDFUA.TitleFile, Properties, Description tab, Title field
PDFUA.LanguageFile, Properties, Advanced tab, Language dropdown
PDFUA.ReadingOrderTools, Accessibility, Reading Order tool

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