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1.3.4 Orientation

Content works in portrait and landscape, unless one orientation is essential.

Level AA

What the automated checks look for

Pages lock their screen orientation

Content locked to one orientation can't be used by people whose device is fixed the other way.

Who it affects. People with a tablet mounted on a wheelchair, fixed in one orientation, can't use the page.

How to fix it. Remove CSS that rotates or hides the page in one orientation, unless the orientation is essential.

<!-- remove: @media (orientation: portrait) { body { transform: rotate(90deg); } } -->

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