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CSS stylesheet link with media=aural Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

CSS stylesheet link with media=aural doesn’t work in screen readers.

Help

media=aural is deprecated in CSS Media Queries Level 4 and not supported by any screen reader.

  • NVDA 2025.3 with Chrome 143 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2025.3 with FF 140 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2025.3 with Edge 143 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2024.4 with Chrome 131 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2024.4 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2024.4 with Edge 131 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2023.3 with Chrome 120 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2023.3 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2023.3 with Edge 120 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2022.2 with Chrome 105 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2022.2 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • NVDA 2022.2 with Edge 105 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2025.2508.120 with Chrome 143 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2025.2508.120 with FF 140 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2025.2508.120 with Edge 143 on Windows 11 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with Chrome 131 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with Edge 131 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with Chrome 120 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with Edge 120 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with Chrome 105 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with Edge 105 on Windows 10 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver macOS 15.7 with Safari 26.0 on macOS 15.7.1 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6 with Safari 17.6 on macOS 14.6.1 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6 with Safari 16.6 on macOS 13.6.0 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5 with Safari 15.6 on macOS 12.5.1 when Reading: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver iOS 18.6 with Safari iOS 18.6 on iOS 18.6.2 when Touch: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7 with Safari iOS 17.7 on iOS 17.7.2 when Touch: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6 with Safari iOS 16.6 on iOS 16.6.1 when Touch: Does not match 'aural' media type.
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6 with Safari iOS 15.6 on iOS 15.6 when Touch: Does not match 'aural' media type.

Applicable standards

  • JAWS 2025.2508.120
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25
  • NVDA 2025.3
  • NVDA 2024.4
  • NVDA 2023.3
  • NVDA 2022.2
  • VoiceOver macOS 15.7
  • VoiceOver macOS 14.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6
  • VoiceOver macOS 12.5
  • VoiceOver iOS 18.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6

Change history

  • 5.30 Jul 2018 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccCompat-media-link-aural