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<h1 class="notoc">Techniques For Accessibility Evaluation And Repair
Tools</h1>
<h2 class="notoc">W3C Working Draft, 26 April 2000</h2>
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<dt>This version:</dt>
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<dt>Editors:</dt>
<dd><a href="mailto:chris.ridpath@utoronto.ca">Chris Ridpath</a>, <a
href="http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/">Adaptive Technology Resource
Centre</a>, <a href="http://www.utoronto.ca">University of Toronto</a>
-- Canada<br>
<a href="mailto:wendy@w3.org">Wendy Chisholm</a>, W3C</dd>
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<h2><a name="Abstract">Abstract</a></h2>
<p>This document describes techniques that Web accessibility validation tools
may use to evaluate the conformance of HTML documents to the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/">Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0)</a>. This document also describes techniques that
Web authoring tools may use to help authors modify HTML documents to conform
to WCAG 1.0. We anticipate that tool developers may develop accessibility
validation and/or repair modules to be incorporated into commercial authoring
tools, validation tools, and perhaps user agents.</p>
<h2><a name="Status" id="Status">Status Of This Document</a></h2>
<p>This section describes the status of this document at the time of its
publication. Other documents may supersede this document. The <a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/Overview.html#ert-history">latest status of
this document series</a> is maintained at the W3C.</p>
<p>This is a W3C Working Draft produced by the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/">Evaluation and Repair Tools Working
Group</a>. The working group encourages</p>
<ul>
<li>feedback on existing techniques discussed in this document,</li>
<li>suggestions for new techniques,</li>
<li>implementation and testing of the techniques discussed in this
document.</li>
</ul>
<p>The working group expects to collect and test new and existing techniques
in the next few months. The document will be updated to reflect the group's
findings.</p>
<p>Information about existing Evaluation, Repair, and Transformation Tools for
Web Content Accessibility is available from the working group's home page.</p>
<p>This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by
other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use W3C Working Drafts as
reference material or to cite them as other than "work in progress". A list of
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<h3><a name="q4">To do</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Clean up all of the @@'s (open issues, questions and comments).</li>
<li>Check for consistent language usage.</li>
<li>Link to WCAG, AU and UA Techniques and EO Curriculum where
appropriate.</li>
<li>Use WCAG notes or rationale as example language where possible or
appropriate.</li>
<li>Inherit reference info between checkpoints from WCAG (e.g., at the end
of Checkpoint 10.1, "refer also to Checkpoint 12.4").</li>
<li>Determine if we want to use "author" or "user." Then check for
consistent usage.</li>
<li>Determine if we want to use "document" or "page." Then check for
consistent usage.</li>
<li>Ensure that "Web" is capitalized consistently.</li>
<li>Update and finish creating test files. Upload the images associated
with the test files.</li>
<li>Resolve open issues both listed in this document as well as in the<a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/ert-open-issues.html"> list of open
issues</a>.</li>
</ul>
<div class="toc">
<h2><a name="TOC">Table of Contents</a></h2>
<ul class="toc">
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#Abstract" name="toc-Abstract"
class="tocxref">Abstract</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#Status" name="toc-Status"
class="tocxref">Status Of This Document</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#TOC" name="toc-TOC" class="tocxref">Table of
Contents</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#Introduction" name="toc-Introduction"
class="tocxref">Introduction</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#q7" name="toc-q7" class="tocxref">Structure
Of This Document</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#provide-equivalents" name="toc-q8"
class="tocxref">Guideline 1. Provide equivalent alternatives to auditory
and visual content.</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#color" name="toc-color"
class="tocxref">Guideline 2. Don't rely on color alone.</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#structure-presentation"
name="toc-structure-presentation" class="tocxref">Guideline 3. Use markup
and style sheets and do so properly</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#abbreviated-and-foreign"
name="toc-abbreviated-and-foreign" class="tocxref">Guideline 4. Clarify
natural language usage</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#table-markup" name="toc-table-markup"
class="tocxref">Guideline 5. Create tables that transform
gracefully</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#new-technologies" name="toc-new-technologies"
class="tocxref">Guideline 6. Ensure that pages featuring new technologies
transform gracefully</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#movement" name="toc-movement"
class="tocxref">Guideline 7. Ensure user control of time-sensitive content
changes</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#own-interface" name="toc-own-interface"
class="tocxref">Guideline 8. Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user
interfaces</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#device-independence"
name="toc-device-independence" class="tocxref">Guideline 9. Design for
device-independence</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#interim-accessibility"
name="toc-interim-accessibility" class="tocxref">Guideline 10. Use interim
solutions</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#use-w3c" name="toc-use-w3c"
class="tocxref">Guideline 11. Use W3C technologies and guidelines</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#complex-elements" name="toc-complex-elements"
class="tocxref">Guideline 12. Provide context and orientation
information</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#facilitate-navigation"
name="toc-facilitate-navigation" class="tocxref">Guideline 13. Provide
clear navigation mechanisms</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#facilitate-comprehension"
name="toc-facilitate-comprehension" class="tocxref">Guideline 14. Ensure
that documents are clear and simple</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixA" name="toc-AppendixA"
class="tocxref">Appendix A - Placeholder text</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixB" name="toc-AppendixB"
class="tocxref">Appendix B - Image File Suffixes</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixC" name="toc-AppendixC"
class="tocxref">Appendix C - Placeholder OBJECT text equivalent</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixD" name="toc-AppendixD"
class="tocxref">Appendix D - Sound File Suffixes</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixE" name="toc-AppendixE"
class="tocxref">Appendix E - Placeholder <code>NOSCRIPT</code>
text</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixF" name="toc-AppendixF"
class="tocxref">Appendix F - Placeholder <code>TABLE "summary"</code>
text</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixG" name="toc-AppendixG"
class="tocxref">Appendix G - Placeholder table header "<code>abbr</code>"
text</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixH" name="toc-AppendixH"
class="tocxref">Appendix H - Placeholder <code>FRAME "title"</code>
text</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixI" name="toc-AppendixI"
class="tocxref">Appendix I - Applet Executable Suffix</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixJ" name="toc-AppendixJ"
class="tocxref">Appendix J - Bullet Identification</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixK" name="toc-AppendixK"
class="tocxref">Appendix K - Horizontal Rule Identification</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#AppendixL" name="toc-AppendixL"
class="tocxref">Appendix L - Links To Associated Sites</a></li>
<li class="tocline2"><a href="#q456" name="toc-q456"
class="tocxref">Glossary</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<hr title="Separator from Table Of Contents">
<h2><a name="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has produced a foundation document,
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/">The W3C Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines</a> (WCAG 1.0), that describes what must be done to
make a Web page accessible to all. Tools are needed to help authors determine
if a web site is accessible to everyone and to help repair it if it is
not.</p>
<p>This document builds on the WCAG 1.0 foundation by outlining techniques
that evaluation and repair tools may use to uncover accessibility problems and
possibly repair them. These techniques may be used by those who create web
authoring tools or by anyone interested in creating accessible Web
documents.</p>
<p>It is important that people with disabilities are included in the "anyone
interested in creating accessible Web content." Creating accessible Web
content is as important as accessing Web content. Therefore, evaluation and
repair tools themselves need to be accessible to people with disabilities.
However, this document does not describe how to make the user interface
accessible. Please refer to the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/">User
Agent Accessibility Guidelines</a> for information on making the user
interface accessible.</p>
<p>Many people using evaluation and repair tools may be new to the Web and
will not be familiar with the various markup languages that are used. Many
others will not know about Web accessibility. Tools should be intuitive and
easy to use and available at a minimal cost. Tools should not generate
excessive warnings or false positive accessibility errors.</p>
<p>Some of the web-content accessibility checkpoints cannot be checked
successfully by software algorithms alone. There will still be a dependence on
the user's ability to exercise human judgment to determine conformance to the
guidelines. It is imperative that any tool have features that assist in
reminding, without nagging; in helping, without demeaning; in suggesting,
without demanding. We hope that the techniques in this document, implemented
in software programs, will gently guide authors along the path to more
accessible documents.</p>
<h2><a name="q7">Structure Of This Document</a></h2>
<p>This document is based on <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/">The W3C Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines</a>. It lists each guideline and checkpoint in in that document.
Under each checkpoint it lists one or more techniques for evaluating and, in
some cases, repair. Each technique comprises the following subsections:</p>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Open issues for this technique</strong></dt>
<dd>This section lists open issues and questions about a particular
technique. </dd>
<dt><strong>Evaluation:</strong></dt>
<dd>The algorithmic and heuristic tests that will be applied. consisting
of
<ul>
<li><strong>Elements</strong> - the elements to which this test
applies, e.g. <code>IMG</code> etc. If it only applies to an element
of a particular type, this is noted (e.g. <code>INPUT
TYPE="image"</code>></li>
<li><strong>Requirements</strong> - the conditions which will be
tested for by means of algorithms and heuristics.</li>
</ul>
<p><br>
Note: in a few cases, the warning is always presented.</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>Suggested message:</strong></dt>
<dd>Messages displayed to the author if the element is found and the
requirement is not satisfied.</dd>
<dt><strong>Suggested repair:</strong></dt>
<dd>Actions that may be required to repair the accessibility problem.</dd>
<dt><strong>Test files:</strong></dt>
<dd>Used to test evaluation tools to see if they find the accessibility
problem. <em>These are under construction!!</em></dd>
<dt><strong>Discussion files:</strong></dt>
<dd>Discussion and comments on the technique.</dd>
</dl>
<p><strong>Note</strong>. This document specifies only the function of
evaluation and repair tools. Nothing in this document should be taken to imply
a particular user interface.</p>
<hr title="Separator from Document Structure">
<h2><a name="provide-equivalents">Guideline 1</a>. Provide equivalent
alternatives to auditory and visual content.</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#text-equivalent">Checkpoint 1.1</a> - Provide a text
equivalent for every non-text element</li>
<li><a href="#redundant-server-links">Checkpoint 1.2</a> - Provide redundant
text links for each active region of a server-side image map</li>
<li><a href="#auditory-descriptions">Checkpoint 1.3</a> - Until user agents
can automatically read aloud the text equivalent of a visual track,
provide an auditory description of the important information of the visual
track of a multimedia presentation</li>
<li><a href="#av-in-dynamic-objects">Checkpoint 1.4</a> - For any time-based
multimedia presentation (e.g., a movie or animation), synchronize
equivalent alternatives (e.g., captions or auditory descriptions of the
visual track) with the presentation</li>
<li><a href="#client-side">Checkpoint 1.5</a> - Until user agents render
text equivalents for client-side image map links, provide redundant text
links for each active region of a client-side image map</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="text-equivalent">Checkpoint 1.1 - Provide a text equivalent for
every non-text element</a></h3>
<h4><a name="check-img-for-alt">Technique 1.1.1</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>IMG</code> elements for valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>@@WCAG issue: final word on null and blank alt-text. See discussion at
<a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/1999Jun/0050.html">http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/1999Jun/0050.html</a>
especially part about null or blank alt-text for links. Awaiting results
of survey</li>
</ul>
<h5>Evaluation:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>IMG</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>"<code>alt</code>" attribute must exist</li>
<li>Not allowed - NULL "<code>alt</code>" value (<code>alt=""</code>)</li>
<li>Allowed - "<code>alt</code>" value of 1 or more spaces ("<code>alt="
"</code>") but only if image is not within an "<code>A<code>
element</code></code>"</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value could be file size (ends
with "bytes")</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value ends with <a
href="#AppendixB">image file suffix</a>.</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is <a
href="#AppendixA">placeholder text</a>.</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is longer than 150
characters. Suggest that a description file be created.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing text equivalent: Missing text equivalent for image.</li>
<li>Suspicious "<code>alt</code>" attribute: Suspicious text equivalent for
image: [current "<code>alt</code>" text] - [could be file size | could be
file name | could be placeholder text | text equivalent should be short,
perhaps this could be a "<code>longdesc</code>"].</li>
<li>Invalid "<code>alt</code>" attribute: Invalid text equivalent for image:
[text equivalents can not be empty].</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt the user for a text equivalent for the image.</li>
<li>If the document contains another instance of the image and that image
contains an "<code>alt</code>" attribute, suggest that "<code>alt</code>"
attribute value.</li>
<li>If the image is <a href="#AppendixJ">assumed to be a bullet</a>,
suggested text should be "bullet".</li>
<li>If the image is <a href="#AppendixK">assumed to be a horizontal
rule</a>, suggested text should be "horizontal rule".</li>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/text-equiv.htm">Other suggestions by
Daniel Dardailler</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.vorburger.ch/projects/alt/index.html">Suggestions by
Michael Vorburger</a></li>
<li>After user has entered an <code>"alt"</code> attribute for the image,
check the site for other instances of the image. If the site contains
other images that are the same and they do not have a text equivalent,
suggest that all same images without an "<code>alt</code>" attribute use
the new "<code>alt</code>" attribute value.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Test Files and Discussion Files:</h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11A.htm">Test file -
alt-text</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="verify-img-descriptions">Technique 1.1.2</a> [priority 1] Verify
that valid <code>IMG</code> element descriptions (<code>"longdesc"</code>
attribute or d-link) are provided where necessary.</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Daniel D. on May 19, 1999 suggested that we could check for the
complexity of the image by looking for a "<code>caption</code>"
attribute.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q15">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>IMG</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Valid "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute or a d-link required if
describing the image will add information not given in the text of the
page. The amount of information in the image and the context in which
it is used will determine how detailed the description should be.
Note: d-link now deprecated.</li>
<li>Cases where a description is not required:
<ul>
<li><a href="#AppendixJ">bullets - refer to Appendix J.</a></li>
<li><a href="#AppendixK">horizontal rules - refer to Appendix
K.</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>any valid URI</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q16">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If describing the image will add information not given in the text of
the page, you need to provide a description of the image. The amount of
information in the image and the context in which it is used will
determine how detailed the description should be.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q17">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ask user if the image presents information that is not included in the
page or in the text equivalent for the image. Allow the user to create or
associate a description.
<ul>
<li>with the "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute on an <code>IMG</code>
element</li>
<li>via a D-link</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If another document on the same site uses the same image and has a
"<code>longdesc</code>", suggest that "<code>longdesc</code>" file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q18">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11B.htm">Test file -
longdesc.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="check-input-for-alt">Technique 1.1.3</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>INPUT</code> elements of <code>type="image"</code> for valid
"<code>alt</code>" attribute</h4>
<h5><a name="q20">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>INPUT type="image"</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>"<code>alt</code>" attribute must exist</li>
<li>Not valid - NULL "<code>alt</code>" value (<code>alt=""</code>)</li>
<li>Not valid - "<code>alt</code>" value of 1 or more spaces (<code>alt="
"</code>)</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value could be file size (ends
with "bytes")</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value ends with <a
href="#AppendixB">image file suffix</a>.</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is <a
href="#AppendixA">placeholder text</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q21">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing text equivalent: Missing text equivalent for this button.</li>
<li>Suspicious text equivalent: Suspicious text equivalent for button:
[current "<code>alt</code>" attribute] - [could be file size | could be
file name | could be placeholder text].</li>
<li>Invalid text equivalent: Invalid text equivalent for button: [
"<code>alt</code>" attribute can not be empty | text equivalent can not
contain only 'spaces'].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q22">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt the user for text equivalent.</li>
<li>If another document on the same site has an INPUT element with the same
TYPE value, suggest that type value.</li>
</ul>
<!-- <h5><a name="q23">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11C.htm">Link to test files
for this technique.</a></li>
</ul> -->
<h4><a name="check-applet-for-equiv">Technique 1.1.4</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>APPLET</code> elements for valid HTML equivalent</h4>
<h5><a name="q25">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>APPLET</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute OR</li>
<li>accessible HTML within <code>APPLET</code> element</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid <code>"alt"</code> attribute values:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not allowed - NULL "<code>alt</code>" attribute value
(<code>alt=""</code>)</li>
<li>Not allowed - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value of 1 or more spaces
(<code>alt=" "</code>)</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value could be file size (ends
with "bytes")</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value ends with <a
href="#AppendixB">image file suffix</a>.</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is <a
href="#AppendixA">placeholder alt-text text</a>.</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute ends with <a
href="#AppendixI">applet executable suffix</a>.</li>
<li>Allowed - no "<code>alt</code>" attribute if text is provided within the
content of the <code>APPLET</code> element.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q26">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing text equivalent: Applet must have valid a valid
"<code>alt</code>" attribute or accessible HTML content."</li>
<li>Suspicious text equivalent: Suspicious text equivalent for applet:
[current "<code>alt</code>" attribute value] - [could be file size | could
be image file name | could be placeholder text | could be applet
executable name].</li>
<li>Invalid text equivalent: Invalid "<code>alt</code>" attribute for applet
- [text equivalent can not be empty | text equivalent can not be all
'spaces'].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q27">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt the user for text equivalent.</li>
<li>If the same applet is used on the same site and has an
"<code>alt</code>" attribute, suggest that "<code>alt</code>" attribute
value.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q28">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11E.htm">Test file - alt
for applets.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="check-object-for-equiv">Technique 1.1.5</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>OBJECT</code> elements of
<code>type="</code><em><code>image_MIME_types</code></em><code>"</code> for
valid text equivalents and descriptions (where necessary)</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>This only covers text equivalents. Where is non-text covered if not
here?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q30">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>OBJECT</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Between <code>OBJECT</code> start element and
<code>OBJECT</code> end element must be a valid alternative representation
element.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid alternative representation element:</p>
<ul>
<li>A text element with at least one word of text.</li>
<li>An <code>IMG</code> element with valid alt- text</li>
<li>A valid URI</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is <a
href="#AppendixC">placeholder <code>OBJECT</code> text equivalent</a></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q31">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing alternative representation: Missing alternative representation
for this object.</li>
<li>Suspicious alternative representation: Suspicious alternative
representation for this object: [current alternative representation] -
[could be placeholder text]</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q32">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt user for new alternative representation.</li>
<li>If the site contains a document that contains the same object and that
object contains a valid alternative representation, suggest that
alternative representation.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q33">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11F.htm">Test file - OBJECT
text equivalent.</a></p>
<h4><a name="equivs-for-audio">Technique 1.1.6</a> [priority 1] Verify that
text equivalents are provided for <em>linked</em> audio files where
necessary</h4>
<h5><a name="q35">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>A href=<a
href="#AppendixD"><em>soundFile</em></a></code></li>
<li>Requirement: Audio file must be described within the document or
document must contain a link to a text equivalent file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q36">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Audio files require a text equivalent. Is there an associated text
equivalent for this audio file: [audio file name]?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q37">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt user for text transcript of audio file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q38">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11I.htm">Test file - text for
sound files.</a></p>
<h4><a name="equivs-for-embedded-audio">Technique 1.1.7</a> [priority 1]
Verify that text equivalents are provided for <em>embedded</em> audio files
where necessary</h4>
<h5>Evaluation:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>OBJECT
type=<em>Audio_or_Video_MIME_type</em></code></li>
<li>Requirement: Audio file must be described within the document or
document must contain a link to a text equivalent file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q40">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Audio and video files require a text equivalent. Is there an associated
text equivalent for this audio/video file: [audio/video file name]?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q41">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt user for text transcript of audio/video file and embed it between
start and end tag.</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="frame-for-longdesc">Technique 1.1.8</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>FRAME</code> elements for valid "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute</h4>
<h5><a name="q44">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>FRAME</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Valid "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute (refer to
checkpoint 12.1 for information about titling frames).</li>
<li>If a <code>FRAMESET</code> has three or more frames and at least one of
the frames does not have a "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute, ask the user
if the relationships between frames are not apparent in the titles for
each frame.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>longdesc</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Must not be NULL</li>
<li>Must be a valid URI</li>
<li>The file pointed to by the URI must be accessible HTML</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q45">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing "<code>longdesc</code>": Missing description for this
frame.</li>
<li>Invalid "<code>longdesc</code>" URI: Invalid 'long description' file
name for this frameset: [current "<code>longdesc</code>" URI] - [can not
be empty].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q46">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If the relationships between frames are not obvious then ask that they
provide a description of the relationships. Allow the user to create a
"<code>longdesc</code>" file or associate an existing
"<code>longdesc</code>" file. It is suggested that each <code>FRAME</code>
in the reference the same "<code>longdesc</code>" as the description of
the relationships should be available from each <code>FRAME</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q47">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11G.htm">Test file -
longdesc for FRAMEs.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="area-for-alt">Technique 1.1.9</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>AREA</code> elements for valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute</h4>
<h5><a name="q49">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element:<code>AREA</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Elements must have a valid "<code>alt</code>"
attribute.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>alt</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not allowed - NULL "<code>alt</code>" value (<code>alt=""</code>)</li>
<li>Suspicious - "<code>alt</code>" attribute value is <a
href="#AppendixA">placeholder text</a>.</li>
<li>@@is this complete?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q50">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing text equivalent: Missing text equivalent for this image map
area.</li>
<li>Suspicious "<code>alt</code>": Suspicious "<code>alt</code>" attribute
for this image map area: [current alt text].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q51">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<p>Prompt user for "<code>alt</code>" text for the <code>AREA</code>
element.</p>
<h5><a name="q52">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11H.htm">Test file - alt on
AREA.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="script-for-equiv">Technique 1.1.10</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>SCRIPT</code> elements for valid equivalents where necessary</h4>
<h5><a name="q54">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>SCRIPT</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li><code>NOSCRIPT</code> section must follow the <code>SCRIPT</code>
end element AND</li>
<li><code>NOSCRIPT</code> section must contain Accessible HTML</li>
<li><code>NOSCRIPT</code> section must not contain <a
href="#AppendixE">placeholder text</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Language for missing <code>NOSCRIPT</code>: Missing
<code>NOSCRIPT</code> element for this <code>SCRIPT</code> element.</li>
<li>If contained HTML not accessible: <code>NOSCRIPT</code> section contains
inaccessible HTML: [description of problems].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q55">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Insert <code>NOSCRIPT</code> section</li>
<li>Allow user to insert text or link to text equivalent file that describes
the <code>SCRIPT</code></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q56">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11J.htm">Test file - text
for SCRIPT.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="A-for-text">Technique 1.1.11 [priority 1] Check <code>A
</code>elements for valid text content</a></h4>
<p>@@handled by technique 13.1.1 - verify that targets are clearly identified?
What else do we need to check for?</p>
<h4><a name="ascii-equiv">Technique 1.1.12</a> [priority 1] Verify that valid
text equivalents are provided for <code>PRE</code> and <code>XMP</code>
elements used to create ASCII art.</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>A-Prompt has been using an algorithm to detect ASCII art (There must be
5 or more lines of text and there must be 5 or more same characters in a
sequence). This works quite well but detects things such as code samples
(don't require text equiv.) and guitar tabulature (do require text equiv.)
Should we suggest this algorithm in the evaluation?</li>
<li>What about ASCII art that is interspersed in text, such as in
<code>P</code> elements?</li>
<li>Bill Shackleton suggested that a tool use a library of well-known ascii
art to detect some ascii art such as emoticons. <a
href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Computer_Generated/ASCII_Art/">Yahoo
maintains a list of ascii art</a> one list is specifically about <a
href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Computer_Generated/ASCII_Art/Smileys/">smileys</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q59">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>PRE</code> and <code>XMP</code></li>
<li>Requirement: ASCII art has an associated text equivalent.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q60">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Character based artwork (ASCII art) requires a textual description.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q61">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ask user for a description of the ASCII art or allow them to add a link
to a text equivalent file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q62">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<!-- <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test11K.htm">Link to test files
for this technique.</a></li> -->
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/AsciiArt.htm">ASCII Art
Discussion Page</a> - Yun Jo.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 1.1">
<h3><a name="redundant-server-links">Checkpoint 1.2 - Provide redundant text
links for each active region of a server-side image map</a></h3>
<h4><a name="links-for-server-side">Technique 1.2.1</a> [priority 1] Verify
that a server-side image map has associated text links.</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>WCAG issue: text links are a priority 3 if the same image also has a
client side map (images can have both a client-side and a
server-side).</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q65">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>IMG ISMAP</code></li>
<li>Requirement: text link for each active area of the image map</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q66">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Server-side image maps should have associated text links in the
document.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q67">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt the user for associated text links OR</li>
<li>help the user convert the server-side image map to a client-side image
map and provide text-equivalents for each link in the client-side image
map.</li>
<li>If possible, check the text links against the links contained on the
server-side image map by
<ul>
<li>asking user to upload the server side definition file if it's a
standard format or</li>
<li>pinging the image map with random coordinates and seeing if all
returned pages correspond to the links.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q68">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test12A.htm">Test file -
server-side image map links.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 1.2">
<h3><a name="auditory-descriptions">Checkpoint 1.3 - Until user agents can
automatically read aloud the text equivalent of a visual track, provide an
auditory description of the important information of the visual track of a
multimedia presentation</a></h3>
<h4><a name="audio-descript-for-multimedia">Technique 1.3.1</a> [priority 1]
Verify that multimedia have audio descriptions.</h4>
<h5><a name="q71">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><em><code>any_tag</code></em><em><code>
any_attribute=multimedia_uri</code></em><code>,</code></li>
<li><code>OBJECT
type=</code><em><code>any_multimedia_type</code></em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: Multimedia presentations should have an associated audio
description.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q72">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the multimedia file and allow the user to create an audio
description of the important information.</li>
<li>Allow the user to add a link to an existing audio description file.</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="av-in-dynamic-objects">Checkpoint 1.4</a> - For any time-based
multimedia presentation (e.g., a movie or animation), synchronize equivalent
alternatives (e.g., captions or auditory descriptions of the visual track)
with the presentation</h3>
<h4><a name="synch-equiv-for-multimedia">Technique 1.4.1</a> [priority 1]
Verify that multimedia have synchronized equivalents.</h4>
<h5><a name="q76">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><em><code>any_tag any_attribute=multimedia_uri</code></em>,</li>
<li><code>OBJECT
type=</code><em><code>any_multimedia_type</code></em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: Multimedia presentations should have synchronized
equivalents.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q77">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>For any time-based multimedia presentation (e.g., a movie or animation),
synchronize equivalent alternatives</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q78">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Give user option to edit option with editor of their choice (e.g. the
default editor on their system)</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="synch-smil">Technique 1.4.2 [priority 1] Check SMIL files for
synchronized media</a></h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>This technique is a specific example of 1.4.1. Should it stand on its
own or be incorporated into 1.4.1?</li>
<li>This technique is also SMIL specific while the majority of techniques
are HTML specific. Should we include a SMIL specific technique?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q81">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>SMIL Elements:</li>
<li>Requirement: SMIL files should have the <code>system-captions</code>
flag for at least one text stream and one auditory stream.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 1.4">
<h3><a name="client-side">Checkpoint 1.5</a> - Until user agents render text
equivalents for client-side image map links, provide redundant text links for
each active region of a client-side image map</h3>
<h4><a name="links-for-client-side">Technique 1.5.1</a> [priority 3] Verify
that text links are provided for client-side image maps.</h4>
<h5><a name="q87">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>IMG usemap</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Document must contain text links for each active area of
the image map.</li>
<li>Associated text links may be found by searching the document for anchors
with <code>href</code> attribute values that correspond to the
<code>AREA</code> elements in the given <code>usemap</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q88">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Client-side image maps should have associated text links.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q89">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to create associated text links for each active area in
the image map.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q90">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test15A.htm">Test file -
client-side image map links.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 1.5">
<h2><a name="color">Guideline 2</a>. Don't rely on color alone.</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#color-convey">Checkpoint 2.1</a> - Ensure that all information
conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from
context or markup</li>
<li><a href="#color-contrast">Checkpoint 2.2</a> - Ensure that foreground
and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed
by someone having color deficits or when viewed on a black and white
screen</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="color-convey">Checkpoint 2.1</a> - Ensure that all information
conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context
or markup</h3>
<h4><a name="without-color">Technique 2.1.1</a> [priority 1] Verify that
information conveyed with color is available without color</h4>
<h5><a name="q94">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>IMG | </code><code>APPLET | </code><code>OBJECT |
</code><code>SCRIPT | </code><code>INPUT | </code>as well as the HTML
elements and attributes listed in the next technique (2.2.1).</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q95">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ensure that information is not conveyed through color alone. For
example, when asking for input from users, do not write "Please select an
item from those listed in green." Instead, ensure that information is
available through other style effects (e.g., a font effect) and through
context (e.g,. comprehensive text links).</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q96">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display a user notification if any of the color-possible elements are in
the document.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 2.1">
<h3><a name="color-contrast">Checkpoint 2.2</a> - Ensure that foreground and
background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by
someone having color deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen</h3>
<h4><a name="test-color-contrast">Technique 2.2.1</a> [priority 3] Test the
color attributes of the following elements for visibility:</h4>
<h5><a name="q100">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>BODY bgcolor | text | alink | link | vlink | background
=</code><em><code>anything</code></em><code> OR</code></li>
<li><code>TABLE bordercolor | bgcolor
=</code><em><code>anything</code></em><code> OR</code></li>
<li><code>TD | TH bgcolor
=</code><em><code>anything</code></em><code> OR</code></li>
<li><code>HR color =</code><em><code>anything</code></em><code>
OR</code></li>
<li><em><code>any_element</code></em><code>
style="</code><em><code>any_color_specification</code></em><code>"</code></li>
<li><code>STYLE <em>"any_color_specification"...</em> STYLE</code></li>
<li>Where <em>any_color_specification</em> is defined as any CSS
specification which contains:
<blockquote>
<code>color | background-color | background-image |
background</code></blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: Determine color visibility.@@needs work?</li>
</ul>
<p>Ideally, images and multimedia object should also be tested for color
visibility but algorithms are beyond the scope of this specification.</p>
<p>Color visibility can be determined according to the following
algorithm:</p>
<p><strong>(This is a suggested algorithm that is still open to
change.)</strong></p>
<p>Two colors provide good color visibility if the brightness difference and
the color difference between the two colors are greater than a set range.</p>
<p>Color brightness is determined by the following formula:<br>
((Red value X 299) + (Green value X 587) + (Blue value X 114)) / 1000<br>
Note: This algorithm is taken from a formula for converting RGB values to YIQ
values. This brightness value gives a perceived brightness for a color.</p>
<p>Color difference is determined by the following formula:<br>
(maximum (Red value 1, Red value 2) - minimum (Red value 1, Red value 2)) +
(maximum (Green value 1, Green value 2) - minimum (Green value 1, Green value
2)) + (maximum (Blue value 1, Blue value 2) - minimum (Blue value 1, Blue
value 2))</p>
<p>The rage for color brightness difference is 125. The range for color
difference is 500.</p>
<h5><a name="q101">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Poor visibility between text and background colors.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q102">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to change the poor color combinations.</li>
<li>Store any good color combinations entered by the user and use them as
default prompts in the future.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q103">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test22A.htm">Test file - color
contrast.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 1.2">
<h2><a name="structure-presentation">Guideline 3</a>. Use markup and style
sheets and do so properly</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#text-markup">Checkpoint 3.1</a> - When an appropriate markup
language exists, use markup rather than images to convey information</li>
<li><a href="#document">Checkpoint 3.2</a> - Create documents that validate
to published formal grammars</li>
<li><a href="#use-stylesheets">Checkpoint 3.3</a> - Use style sheets to
control layout and presentation</li>
<li><a href="#relative-units">Checkpoint 3.4</a> - Use relative rather than
absolute units in markup language attribute values and style sheet
property values</li>
<li><a href="#logical-heading">Checkpoint 3.5</a> - Use header elements to
convey document structure and use them according to specification</li>
<li><a href="#list-structure">Checkpoint 3.6</a> - Mark up lists and list
items properly</li>
<li><a href="#quotes">Checkpoint 3.7</a> - Mark up quotations. Do not use
quotation markup for formatting effects such as indentation</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="text-markup">Checkpoint 3.1</a> - When an appropriate markup
language exists, use markup rather than images to convey information</h3>
<h4><a name="convert-to-markup">Technique 3.1.1</a> [priority 2] Verify that
elements do not need to be converted to an appropriate markup language.</h4>
<h5><a name="q107">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>PRE | IMG | OBJECT | APPLET</code></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q108">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>When an appropriate markup language exists, use markup rather than
images to convey information. For example, use MathML to mark up
mathematical equations, and style sheets to format text and control
layout</li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q109">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display a user notification if any of these possible conversion elements
are in the document.</li>
<li>Help authors convert decorative ASCII art in <code>PRE</code> elements
to SVG or an image format.</li>
<li>Help authors convert ASCII art representing tables of data in PRE
elements to TABLE elements.</li>
<li>Help authors convert images (<code>IMG</code> or <code>OBJECT</code>)
used to format text to XHTML/XML with style sheets.</li>
<li>Help authors convert images (<code>IMG</code> or <code>OBJECT</code>)
used to format mathematical equations to MathML.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.1">
<h3><a name="document">Checkpoint 3.2</a> - Create documents that validate to
published formal grammars</h3>
<h4><a name="public-text-id">Technique 3.2.1</a> [priority 2] Check document
for public text identifier</h4>
<h5><a name="q112">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Reference BizTalk and OASIS catalogs?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q113">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: none (i.e. applies to all documents)</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Document must contain a <code>!DOCTYPE ... </code>declaration</li>
<li>Document type must conform to the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/global.html">HTML
specification</a> and the <a
href="http://validator.w3.org/sgml-lib/catalog">list of public text
identifiers</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q114">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If no <code>!DOCTYPE</code> at all: Missing language identifier for this
document.</li>
<li>If document type is defined in HTML element: "Document type should be in
the document type definition. It's use in the HTML element is
deprecated.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q115">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If the document type is in the HTML element: move to the
<code>!DOCTYPE</code> declaration.</li>
<li>If no valid document type at all: Prompt the user for a public text
identifier, preferably by offering a menu of choices and explanations</li>
</ul>
<h5><a>Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test32A.htm">Test file - public
text identifier.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.2">
<h3><a name="use-stylesheets">Checkpoint 3.3</a> - Use style sheets to control
layout and presentation</h3>
<h4><a name="check-for-ss">Technique 3.3.1</a> [priority 2] Check document for
use of style sheets.</h4>
<h5><a name="q119">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: none (i.e. applies to all documents)</li>
<li>Requirements: Document should contain at least one of the
following:<code>STYLE</code> or <code>LINK rel="stylesheet"</code>
elements within the <code>HEAD</code> element | "<code>style</code>"
attributes on any element | <code>FONT</code> | <code>BASEFONT</code> |
<code>"text," "vlink," "link," and "alink"</code> attributes on
<code>BODY</code>.</li>
<li>If layout tables are identified (see technique 5.1.1), trigger this
check as well. We will inform user that style sheets can be used instead
of layout tables in 5.1.1.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q120">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Use style sheets to control layout and presentation. For example, use
the CSS '<code>font</code>' property instead of the HTML <code>FONT</code>
and <code>BASEFONT</code> elements to control font styles</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q121">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If style sheets are not used, verify that the author has chosen not to
modify the presentation in any way.</li>
<li>If <code>FONT</code> or <code>BASEFONT</code> elements or <code>"text,"
"vlink," "link," and "alink"</code> attributes on <code>BODY</code>,
suggest or help the author convert the presentation properties to style
sheets.</li>
<li>If the author chooses to convert deprecated markup to style sheets or
add style sheets, trigger technique 6.1 to verify that the document is
readable when style sheets are not applied.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.3">
<h3><a name="relative-units">Checkpoint 3.4</a> - Use relative rather than
absolute units in markup language attribute values and style sheet property
values</h3>
<h4><a name="check-relative-units">Technique 3.4.1</a> [priority 2] Check
document for relative units of measure.</h4>
<h5><a name="q124">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li>"<code>style</code>" attribute on any element OR</li>
<li><code>STYLE</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements For any HTML or CSS element defined to take a
<code>%LENGTH, %PIXELS, %MULTILENGTH</code>, or
<code>%MULTILENGTHS</code>, a validated value should either end with "%"
or begin with "+" or "-" or use the "em" or "ex" units.</li>
<li>Exception: "<code>width</code>" and "<code>height</code>" attributes of
<code>IMG, OBJECT, and APPLET</code> elements.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q125">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This element uses absolute units of measure rather than relative units
of measure.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q126">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to change the units of measure as follows:
<ol>
<li>Allow user to specify which of the absolute sizes is the
default</li>
<li>Automatically compute all others in terms of the default, with
choice of %, +/-, or em/ex </li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.4">
<h3><a name="logical-heading">Checkpoint 3.5</a> - Use header elements to
convey document structure and use them according to specification</h3>
<h4><a name="header-nesting">Technique 3.5.1</a> [priority 2] Check document
for header nesting</h4>
<h5><a name="q130">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>Header</code> elements (H1-H6)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Requirements: Header elements should nest according to the following
rules
<ol>
<li>Header levels must not increase by more than 1 level. Example: H2
following H1 is good. H3 following H1 is bad.</li>
<li>Header elements can decrease by any level. Example: H2 following H5
is OK.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q131">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Improper header nesting: Header levels must not increase by more than
one level per heading. Do not use headings to create font effects; use
style sheets to change font styles.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q132">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to modify the header numbering within the document.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q133">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test35A.htm">Test file - header
nesting.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="missing-header">Technique 3.5.2</a> [priority 2] Check document
for missing header markup</h4>
<h5><a name="q135">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element:<code>P</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Paragraphs should be verified that they are not headings.
Potential headings can be identified by:
<ol>
<li>Text elements occur within a paragraph AND</li>
<li>The paragraph is less than 10 words AND</li>
<li>The paragraph contains only text items or formatting elements
AND</li>
<li>All text in the paragraph is formatted as bold and/or italics and/or
underline.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q136">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Text has been identified that could possibly be a header. Is this text
used as a header: [potential header text]?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q137">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to convert the text to a header.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q138">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test35B.htm">Test file - header
markup.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="headers-not-formatting">Technique 3.5.3</a> [priority 2] Verify
that header elements are not used for formatting.</h4>
<h5><a name="q140">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>Header</code> elements (H1- H6)</li>
<li>Requirement: If a header element's text content is longer than 20 words,
query the user.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q141">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Header elements (H1 - H6) should be used to define headers and should
not be used for formatting text.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q142">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to convert any header text to another type. Possible
types are:
<ol>
<li>Paragraph</li>
<li>Blockquote</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.5">
<h3><a name="list-structure">Checkpoint 3.6</a> - Mark up lists and list items
properly</h3>
<h4><a name="lists-nested">Technique 3.6.1 [priority 2] Check that list
elements are within a list container and well nested.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q145">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>UL</code></li>
<li><code>OL</code></li>
<li><code>DL</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements
<ul>
<li>Each <code>UL/OL/DL</code> tag must be followed by at least one
<code>LI</code>. (This avoids the use of lists to create formatting
e.g. via <code>UL UL UL... </code>)</li>
<li>Suspicious: a single <code>LI</code>, which may be used merely for
formatting</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q146">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>List items should not be used for formatting text. Use Style sheets or
tables for formatting text.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q147">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to format the text within the LI element to another
element via a choice of
<ul>
<li>Style sheets OR</li>
<li>Tables </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues36.htm">Link to
discussion on this technique.</a></li>
</ul> -->
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.6">
<h3><a name="quotes">Checkpoint 3.7</a> - Mark up quotations. Do not use
quotation markup for formatting effects such as indentation</h3>
<h4><a name="missing-quotes">Technique 3.7.1</a> [priority 2] Verify instances
where quote markup should be used.</h4>
<h5><a name="q151">Discussion Status:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>Q</code> is not supported in today's browsers, thus converting
quotes marks to <code>Q</code> will basically delete the quote marks for
all users. what do we suggest in the meantime?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q152">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>P</code> [list of others?] elements</li>
<li>Requirement: quote should be marked up with <code>Q</code> or
<code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>. Potential quotes can be identified by:
<ol>
<li>Any text that is enclosed by quote marks (" " or ' ').</li>
<li>Indented text.</li>
<li>Lots of emphasized text (greater than x words??@@)</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q153">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>The following text may need to be marked using <code>Q</code> or
<code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>: [potential quote text].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q154">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to convert blocks of text to <code>Q</code> or
<code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q155">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test37A.htm">Test file - quote
markup.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="proper-quotes">Technique 3.7.2</a> [priority 2] Verify that
<code>Q</code> and <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code> are used properly</h4>
<h5><a name="q157">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>Q</code> and <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code></li>
<li>Requirement:
<ul>
<li>Inline quotes (marked with <code>Q</code>) have at least one word in
front of, or behind, the quote text and are less than 10 words</li>
<li>Long quotes (marked with <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>) are greater than
10 words.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q158">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If a block of text is marked as <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code> when it should
be marked as <code>Q</code>: This text should be marked as <code>Q</code>
not <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>: [quote text].</li>
<li>If a block of text is marked as <code>Q</code> when it should be marked
as <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>: This text should be marked as
<code>BLOCKQUOTE</code> not <code>Q</code>: [quote text].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q159">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to convert blocks of text to <code>Q</code> or
<code>BLOCKQUOTE </code>or vice versa.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test37B.htm">Link to test file
for this technique.</a></li>
</ul> -->
<h4><a name="blockquote-format">Technique 3.7.3</a> [priority 2] Verify that
<code>BLOCKQUOTE</code> is not used for formatting</h4>
<h5><a name="q162">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code> unless text content has quote marks (""
or '').</li>
<li>Requirement:
<ul>
<li>Not allowed: nested <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>s.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q163">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This text should be marked as normal text but formatted using style
sheets or a table.</li>
<li><code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>elements should be used to define quotes and
should not be used for formatting text.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q164">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to transform the text in the <code>BLOCKQUOTE</code>
element into a <code>P</code> (paragraph) element.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 3.7">
<h2><a name="abbreviated-and-foreign">Guideline 4</a>. <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#gl-abbreviated-and-foreign">Clarify
natural language usage</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#language">Checkpoint 4.1</a> - Clearly identify changes in the
natural language of a document's text and any text equivalents (e.g.,
captions)</li>
<li><a href="#expand-abbr">Checkpoint 4.2</a> - Specify the expansion of
each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs</li>
<li><a href="#identify-lang">Checkpoint 4.3</a> - Identify the primary
natural language of a document</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="language">Checkpoint 4.1</a> - Clearly identify changes in the
natural language of a document's text and any text equivalents (e.g.,
captions)</h3>
<h4><a name="lang-changes" id="Technique4.1.A">Technique 4.1.1 [priority 1]
Verify changes in the natural language of document.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q168">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: none (i.e. applies to all documents that contain text)</li>
<li>Requirement: The document must contain at least 3 words of text.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q169">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Any words or phrases in a document that are not in the primary language
of the document should be identified.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q170">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the above user notification and provide the following
suggestions:
<ul>
<li>For blocks of text that are not in the primary language and are
already enclosed by markup elements such as <code>P</code>aragraph,
<code>DIV </code>or <code>EM</code>, set the "<code>lang</code>"
attribute of the markup element.</li>
<li>For words or phrases that are not in the primary language, enclose
them with a <code>SPAN</code> element and set the <code>SPAN</code>
element's "<code>lang</code>" attribute.</li>
<li>Ensure that all captions and other text equivalents are
checked.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q171">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 4.1">
<h3><a name="expand-abbr">Checkpoint 4.2</a> - Specify the expansion of each
abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs</h3>
<h4><a name="abbr-expanding">Technique 4.2.1</a> [priority 3] Verify that
abbreviations and acronyms need expanding.</h4>
<h5><a name="q174">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: none (i.e. applies to all documents that contain text)</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Document must contain at least 3 words.</li>
<li>Document contains a potential abbreviation or acronym.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Potential abbreviation:</p>
<ul>
<li>Any word greater than 2 characters that is all capital letters</li>
</ul>
<p>Potential acronym:</p>
<ul>
<li>Any word that starts with a capital letter, contains lower case
characters and ends with a period.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q175">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>A potential acronym/abbreviation has been discovered: [potential
acronym/abbreviation].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q176">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ask the user if the acronym or abbreviation was defined elsewhere on the
page and if so give the user the option to re-use it.</li>
<li>Allow the user to enter a definition for the abbreviation of
acronym.</li>
</ul>
<!-- <h5><a name="q177">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues42A.htm">Link to
discussion file for this technique.</a></li>
</ul> -->
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 4.2">
<h3><a name="identify-lang">Checkpoint 4.3</a> - Identify the primary natural
language of a document</h3>
<h4><a name="primary-lang">Technique 4.3.1</a> [priority 3] Verify the primary
language of the document</h4>
<h5><a name="q180">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>HTML</code></li>
<li>Requirements: Must contain a valid "<code>lang</code>" attribute</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>lang</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Must be one of the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm">ISO 639 language
codes</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q181">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing "<code>lang</code>" attribute: The primary language of this
document has not been set.</li>
<li>Invalid "<code>lang</code>" attribute: The primary language of this
document is invalid.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q182">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt the user for the primary language of the document.</li>
<li>Ensure that the language entered is one of the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/iso639.htm">ISO 639 language
codes</a>.</li>
<li>A (somewhat costly) technique for guessing the primary language, is to
check for the use of common words in a language. For example, if you find
"a, the, you, for, is, of, and" then it's English. If you find "le, du,
la, a, se, pour, aux, des, ne" then it's French, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q183">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test43A.htm">Test file -
primary language.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 4.3">
<h2><a name="table-markup">Guideline 5</a>. <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#gl-table-markup">Create tables that
transform gracefully</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#table-headers">Checkpoint 5.1</a> - For data tables, identify
row and column headers</li>
<li><a href="#table-structure">Checkpoint 5.2</a> - For data tables that
have two or more logical levels of row or column headers, use markup to
associate data cells and header cells</li>
<li><a href="#avoid-table-for-layout">Checkpoint 5.3</a> - Do not use tables
for layout unless the table makes sense when linearized</li>
<li><a href="#table-layout">Checkpoint 5.4</a> - If a table is used for
layout, do not use any structural markup for the purpose of visual
formatting</li>
<li><a href="#table-summaries">Checkpoint 5.5</a> - Provide summaries for
tables</li>
<li><a href="#abbreviate-labels">Checkpoint 5.6</a> - Provide abbreviations
for header labels</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="table-headers">Checkpoint 5.1</a> - For data tables, identify row
and column headers</h3>
<h4><a name="table-purpose">Technique 5.1.1</a> Determine the purpose of the
table</h4>
<p>The purpose of the table must be determined before performing an
accessibility evaluation. To help the author make this assessment, the
following language may be used:</p>
<h5><a name="q187">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Data tables present relational data such as a bus schedule, a comparison
of regional sales figures, or a listing of employee contact information.
Cells in data tables are related to each other and usually must be
perceived as a group.</li>
<li>Layout tables visually format images, text, and other information on the
page such as a navigation bar, or a newspaper page with stories, links,
and images. Each cell in a layout table is normally independent and can be
viewed on its own.</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="check-table-headers">Technique 5.1.2</a> [priority 1] Check data
table for row and column headers</h4>
<h5><a name="q189">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code>.</li>
<li>Requirement: the table must have at least one complete row of headers or
one complete column of headers.</li>
<li>This technique applies only to tables used for data, not to tables used
for layout purposes.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q190">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If both row and column headers are missing: Table is missing
headers.</li>
<li>If either row or column headers are missing: Table has row/column
headers but may require column/row headers.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q191">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to modify the table to include row headers and/or column
headers.</li>
<li>Allow the user to convert the top row and/or the left column to
headers.</li>
<li>The user should create at least one complete row or one complete column
of headers.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q192">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test51A.htm">Test file - row
and column headers.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.1">
<h3><a name="table-structure">Checkpoint 5.2</a> - For data tables that have
two or more logical levels of row or column headers, use markup to associate
data cells and header cells</h3>
<h4><a name="multiple-headers">Technique 5.2.1</a> - [Priority 1] Check data
tables for multiple levels of row and column headers</h4>
<h5><a name="q195">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TH span=(2 or more)</code> and either
<ul>
<li>two or more <code>TR</code> elements containing at least one
<code>TH</code></li>
<li>two or more <code>TH</code> elements within any <code>TR</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>use of <code>SCOPE | AXIS | HEADER</code></li>
<li>two or more rows containing <code>TH</code> OR </li>
<li>two or more columns contain <code>TH</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q196">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Your table should identify structural groups of rows and groups of
columns. Label table elements with the "<code>scope</code>",
"<code>headers</code>", and "<code>axis</code>" attributes so that future
browsers and assistive technologies will be able to select data from your
table by filtering on categories.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q197">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If the table does contain 2 or more logical levels of row or column
headers, use <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.4.3 ">the HTML 4
table algorithm</a> to show the author how the headers are currently
associated with the cells. If the author determines that the current
mark-up is not sufficient, allow the author to markup the table
<code>TD</code> or <code>TH</code> elements with <code>scope</code>,
<code>axis</code>, or <code>headers</code> attributes.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test52A.htm">Test file - nested
table headers.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.2">
<h3><a name="avoid-table-for-layout">Checkpoint 5.3</a> - Do not use tables
for layout unless the table makes sense when linearized</h3>
<h4><a name="linearization-ok">Technique 5.3.1</a> [priority 2] Verify that
layout tables make sense when linearized</h4>
<h5><a name="q200">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Layout tables should make sense when linearized. This
technique applies only to tables used for layout purposes, not to data
tables.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q201">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Tables used for layout should make sense when linearized.</li>
<li>When a table is 'linearized,' the cells are read in the order in which
they appear in the HTML source.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q202">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Linearize the table and ask the author to verify that the result is
understandable.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q203">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test53A.htm">Test file -
linearizing tables.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.3">
<h3><a name="table-layout">Checkpoint 5.4</a> - If a table is used for layout,
do not use any structural markup for the purpose of visual formatting</h3>
<h4><a name="table-struct">Technique 5.4.1</a> [priority 2] Check layout
tables for structural markup</h4>
<h5><a name="q206">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code></li>
<li>Requirements: Contains at least one <code>TH</code> element. This
technique applies only to tables used for layout purposes, not to data
tables.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q207">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Tables used for layout should not use table headings to create
formatting effects.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q208">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to change appearance of <code>TH</code> cells by
<ul>
<li>style sheet properties</li>
<li><code>EM</code> and/or <code>STRONG</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q209">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test54A.htm">Test file - table
headers for formatting.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.4">
<h3><a name="table-summaries">Checkpoint 5.5</a> - Provide summaries for
tables</h3>
<h4><a name="table-valid-summary">Technique 5.5.1</a> [priority 3] Check
<code>TABLE</code> elements for valid "<code>summary</code>" attribute</h4>
<h5><a name="q212">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Must have valid "<code>summary</code>" attribute.</li>
<li>If the table has nested headings, cells that span multiple columns or
rows, or other relationships that may not be obvious from analyzing the
structure of the table but that may be apparent in a visual rendering of
the table, a valid "<code>summary</code>" attribute may be provided.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>summary</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not allowed - NULL "<code>summary</code>" value ("")</li>
<li>Not allowed - "<code>summary</code>" value of spaces (" ")</li>
<li>Suspicious - <a href="#AppendixF">placeholder "<code>summary</code>"
value</a></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q213">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>For missing summary - "Table is missing a summary." "In the summary,
describe the purpose of the table (either layout or data). For example
''This table charts the number of cups of coffee consumed by each senator,
the type of coffee (decaf or regular), and whether taken with sugar.</li>
<li>Additional help text: A summary of the relationships among cells is
especially important for tables with nested headings, cells that span
multiple columns or rows, or other relationships that may not be obvious
from analyzing the structure of the table but that may be apparent in a
visual rendering of the table. A summary may also describe how the table
fits into the context of the current document. If no caption is provided,
it is even more critical to provide a summary.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q214">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to enter a summary of the table.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q215">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test55A.htm">Test file - Table
summary.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Technique 5.5.2 [priority 2] Check <code>TABLE</code> elements for valid
<code>CAPTION</code> element.</h4>
<h5>Evaluation:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code></li>
<li>Requirement: @@</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>This table does not have a caption: A table caption describes the nature
of the table in one to three sentences. For example, "Cups of coffee
consumed by each senator."</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the author to enter a CAPTION</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.5">
<h3><a name="abbreviate-labels">Checkpoint 5.6</a> - Provide abbreviations for
header labels</h3>
<h4><a name="table-header-abbr">Technique 5.6.1</a> [priority 3] Check table
for header abbreviations</h4>
<h5><a name="q222">Discussion Status:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>How determine if an abbreviation is pronounceable? ASCII characters
only?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q223">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TH</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Valid "<code>abbr</code>" attribute if the header name is
greater than 15 characters.</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>abbr</code>" attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not allowed - NULL "<code>abbr</code>" value ("")</li>
<li>Not allowed - "<code>abbr</code>" value of spaces (" ")</li>
<li>Suspicious - <a href="#AppendixG">placeholder "<code>abbr</code>"
values</a></li>
<li>"<code>abbr</code>" values should be shorter than 15 characters, but
still pronounceable.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q224">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Table header is missing an abbreviation.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q225">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to enter abbreviations for table header elements.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q226">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test56A.htm">Test file - table
header abbreviations.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 5.6">
<h2><a name="new-technologies">Guideline 6</a>. Ensure that pages featuring
new technologies transform gracefully</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#style-sheet-guidelines">Checkpoint 6.1</a> - Organize
documents so they may be read without style sheets</li>
<li><a href="#frame-has-html-src">Checkpoint 6.2</a> - Ensure that
equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content
changes</li>
<li><a href="#scripts">Checkpoint 6.3</a> - Ensure that pages are usable
when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not
supported</li>
<li><a href="#keyboard-operable">Checkpoint 6.4</a> - For scripts and
applets, ensure that event handlers are input device-independent</li>
<li><a href="#fallback-page">Checkpoint 6.5</a> - Ensure that dynamic
content is accessible or provide an alternative presentation or page</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="style-sheet-guidelines">Checkpoint 6.1</a> - Organize documents
so they may be read without style sheets</h3>
<h4><a name="readable-without-ss">Technique 6.1.1</a> [priority 1] Verify that
the document is readable when style sheets are not applied.</h4>
<h5><a name="q230">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>LINK rel="stylesheet"</code></li>
<li><code>STYLE</code></li>
<li>At least one "<code>style</code>" attribute used on any
element.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Ensure this document can be read without style sheets.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Display a user notification if any use of style sheets is detected.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.1">
<h3><a name="frame-has-html-src">Checkpoint 6.2</a> - Ensure that equivalents
for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes</h3>
<h4><a name="frame-src-for-markup">Technique 6.2.1</a> [priority 1] Check the
source of <code>FRAME</code> and <code>IFRAME</code> elements for valid markup
files.</h4>
<h5><a name="q234">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>FRAME</code> or <code>IFRAME</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Valid "<code>src</code>" attribute values must have a suffix of
".htm," ".html," ".shtm," ".shtml," ".cfm," ".cfml," ".asp," ".cgi,"
".pl", ".smil" or target document must have a known public identifier
at the top of file.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q235">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Frame source: [frame source file name] is not a valid markup file.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q236">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Create an HTML "wrapper" around known object types, e.g. if the target
is an image, place the image in an HTML file.</li>
<li>@@Adjust Javascript to point inside the wrapper?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q237">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test62A.htm">Test file - source
of frame.</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues62A.htm">Link to
discussion on this technique.</a></li> -->
</ul>
<h4><a name="dynamic-equiv-updated">Technique 6.2.2</a> [priority 1] Verify
that equivalents of dynamic content are updated and available as often as the
dynamic content.</h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>This is similar to issues related to Guideline 7. do we need to tie them
together in some way?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q239">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>SCRIPT,</code><code> APPLET<code>, <code>OBJECT
type=@@?</code>, <em>any_element event_attribute</em> where
event_attribute is "onmouseover" etc.</code></code></li>
<li>Requirements: any actions that change the display must change the
equivalent @@Is this computable in a practical time (cf. NP complete) .
Computer science help needed here. Of course, as in other parts of
document, the fact that the equivalent changes is no guarantee that
equivalent is correct than it is guaranteed that <code>"alt"</code> text
for an image is correct.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q240">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ensure that the descriptions of dynamic content are updated with changes
in the dynamic content.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q241">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test62A.htm">Test file - source
of frame.</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues62A.htm">Link to
discussion on this technique.</a></li> -->
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.2">
<h3><a name="scripts">Checkpoint 6.3</a> - Ensure that pages are usable when
scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not
supported</h3>
<h4><a name="usable-without-programmatics">Technique 6.3.1</a> [priority 1]
Verify that the page is usable when programmatic objects are disabled.</h4>
<h5><a name="q244">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>SCRIPT, OBJECT type=@@?, EMBED, APPLET</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>existence of "<code>alt</code>" and/or <code>"title"</code>
and/OR</li>
<li>accessible alternative content in the body of <code>OBJECT,
NOSCRIPT, NOEMBED, or APPLET</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q245">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other
programmatic objects are turned off or not supported.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q246">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Provide means to create an accessible alternative representation or
provide a link to one.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.3">
<h3><a name="keyboard-operable-scripts">Checkpoint 6.4</a> - For scripts and
applets, ensure that event handlers are input device-independent</h3>
<h4><a name="device-indie-event-handlers">Technique 6.4.1</a> [priority 2]
Check for device independent event handlers.</h4>
<h5><a name="q249">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>SCRIPT, OBJECT type=@@?, EMBED, APPLET</code></li>
<li>Requirements: Objects must not contain device dependent event handlers.
@@Does this mean checking Java, Flash, etc? Can we only do this for
scripting? Or prompt the author to check?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q250">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>For scripts and applets, ensure that event handlers are input
device-independent.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q251">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display object source code and suggest device independent replacement
code.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.4">
<h3><a name="fallback-page">Checkpoint 6.5</a> - Ensure that dynamic content
is accessible or provide an alternative presentation or page</h3>
<h4><a name="noframe-for-frameset">Technique 6.5.1</a> [priority 2] Check that
a <code>NOFRAMES</code> element exists within each <code>FRAMESET</code>.</h4>
<h5><a name="q255">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>FRAMESET</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>A valid <code>NOFRAMES</code> section should exist within each
<code>FRAMESET</code> section</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid <code>NOFRAMES</code> section</p>
<ul>
<li>Must contain at least one word of text or accessible HTML code.</li>
<li>The contents of the <code>NOFRAMES</code> element must provide the
necessary links to navigate the site.</li>
<li>Not allowed: Telling the user that they should upgrade to a browser that
supports frames. Suspicious words within the text of a
<code>NOFRAMES</code> element: "upgrade," "full advantage," supports
frames," "missing" etc.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q256">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Does your page work if frames are not loaded?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q257">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to construct a valid <code>NOFRAMES</code>section.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q258">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test65A.htm">Test file -
NOFRAMES.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="q259">Technique 6.5.2 [priority 2] @@Need something for scripts
and programmatic objects?</a></h4>
<p>@@ is this covered by 6.3.1 (Verify that the page is usable when
programmatic objects are disabled)?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.5">
<h2><a name="movement">Guideline 7</a>. Ensure user control of time-sensitive
content changes</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#avoid-flicker">Checkpoint 7.1</a> - Until user agents allow
users to control flickering, avoid causing the screen to flicker.</li>
<li><a href="#style-text">Checkpoint 7.2</a> - Until user agents allow users
to control blinking, avoid causing content to blink</li>
<li><a href="#video-information">Checkpoint 7.3</a> - Until user agents
allow users to freeze moving content, avoid movement in pages</li>
<li><a href="#no-periodic-refresh">Checkpoint 7.4</a> - Until user agents
provide the ability to stop the refresh, do not create periodically
auto-refreshing pages</li>
<li><a href="#auto-page-refresh">Checkpoint 7.5</a> - Until user agents
provide the ability to stop auto-redirect, do not use markup to redirect
pages automatically</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="avoid-flicker">Checkpoint 7.1</a> - Until user agents allow users
to control flickering, avoid causing the screen to flicker</h3>
<h4><a name="no-flicker">Technique 7.1.1</a> [priority 1] Verify that the page
does not cause flicker.</h4>
<h5><a name="q263">Discussion Status:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>It is desirable that a tool be able to measure flicker. This could be
done by software that renders, takes screenshots and compares. [<a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/2000Jan/0059.html">Len
Kasday, 23 January 2000</a>]</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q264">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>SCRIPT</code></li>
<li><code>OBJECT type =</code><em>(@@what are the type attribute values
for Java, etc.?)</em></li>
<li><code>EMBED</code></li>
<li><code>APPLET</code></li>
<li><code>IMG</code> element with "<code>src</code>" name ending with
'.gif'.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Display flicker is distracting and may be dangerous to some users.
Please ensure this element does not cause the display to flicker.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the object and allow the user to verify that it does not cause
display flicker. If object does cause flicker, allow user to modify
object.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 6.6">
<h3><a name="style-text">Checkpoint 7.2</a> - Until user agents allow users to
control blinking, avoid causing content to blink</h3>
<h4><a name="no-blink">Technique 7.2.1</a> [priority 1] Check for
<code>BLINK</code> elements</h4>
<h5><a name="q269">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>BLINK</code></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q270">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>The <code>BLINK</code> element is not defined in any W3C HTML
specification and should not be used.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q271">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to remove <code>BLINK</code> elements from the
document.</li>
<li>Allow the user to replace <code>BLINK</code> elements with any of the
following elements:
<ol>
<li><code>STRONG</code></li>
<li><code>EM</code></li>
<li><code>SPAN</code>- allow the user to enter attributes for the
element.</li>
<li><code>H1</code></li>
<li><code>H2</code></li>
<li><code>H3</code></li>
<li><code>H4</code></li>
<li><code>H5</code></li>
<li><code>H6</code></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q272">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test72A.htm">Test file -
blink.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 7.1">
<h3><a name="video-information">Checkpoint 7.3</a> - Until user agents allow
users to freeze moving content, avoid movement in pages</h3>
<h4><a name="no-marquee">Technique 7.3.1</a> [priority 1] Check for
<code>MARQUEE</code> elements</h4>
<h5><a name="q275">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>MARQUEE</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q276">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>The <code>MARQUEE</code> element is not defined in any W3C HTML
specification and should not be used.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q277">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to remove <code>MARQUEE</code> elements from the
document.</li>
<li>Allow the user to replace <code>MARQUEE</code> elements with any of the
following elements:
<ol>
<li><code>STRONG</code></li>
<li><code>EM</code></li>
<li><code>SPAN</code> - allow the user to enter attributes for the
element.</li>
<li><code>H1</code></li>
<li><code>H2</code></li>
<li><code>H3</code></li>
<li><code>H4</code></li>
<li><code>H5</code></li>
<li><code>H6</code></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q278">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test73A.htm">Test file -
marquee.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="programmatic-movement">Technique 7.3.2</a> [priority 1] Verify
that programmatic objects do not create moving content</h4>
<h5><a name="q280">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>SCRIPT</code> - distinguished by (<a
href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues73B.htm">see
discussion</a>)??</li>
<li><code>OBJECT type =</code><em>(@@what are the type attribute values
for Java, etc.?)</em></li>
<li><code>EMBED</code></li>
<li><code>APPLET</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q281">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Moving text may be difficult to read and is inaccessible for many
viewers.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q282">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to remove the <code>SCRIPT</code> from the document or
create a mechanism to stop the movement.</li>
<li>@@ what about <code>OBJECT, EMBED, and APPLET</code>?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q283">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/issues73B.htm">Discussion -
moving content created by programmatic objects.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 7.3">
<h3><a name="no-periodic-refresh">Checkpoint 7.4</a> - Until user agents
provide the ability to stop the refresh, do not create periodically
auto-refreshing pages</h3>
<h4><a name="no-auto-refresh">Technique 7.4.A</a> [priority 2] Remove
auto-refresh attributes from <code>META</code> elements</h4>
<h5><a name="q286">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>META http-equiv="refresh"
content=</code><em><code>integer_greater_than_zero</code></em></li>
<li>Note:If the "<code>content</code>" attribute is a URI this is an
auto-redirect page. Refer to technique 7.5.1</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q287">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This page uses auto-refresh which can make the page difficult to read
for some people.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q288">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user option to either:
<ul>
<li>Remove the auto-refresh from the document OR</li>
<li>Create a page with link to new page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q289">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test74A.htm">Test file - auto
refresh.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 7.4">
<h3><a name="auto-page-refresh">Checkpoint 7.5</a> - Until user agents provide
the ability to stop auto-redirect, do not use markup to redirect pages
automatically</h3>
<h4><a name="auto-redirect">Technique 7.5.1</a> [priority 2] Check
auto-redirect attributes on <code>META</code> elements</h4>
<h5><a name="q292">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>META http-equiv="refresh"
content="</code><em><code>any-URI</code></em><code>"</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q293">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This page uses auto-redirect which can make the page difficult to read
for some people.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q294">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to remove the auto-redirect from the document and add a
link to the new document.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q295">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test75A.htm">Test file -
redirect.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 7.5">
<h2><a name="own-interface">Guideline 8</a>. Ensure direct accessibility of
embedded user interfaces</h2>
<h3><a name="directly-accessible">Checkpoint 8.1</a> - Make programmatic
elements such as scripts and applets directly accessible or compatible with
assistive technologies</h3>
<h4><a name="directly-accessible-programmatics">Technique 8.1.1</a> [priority
1 if functionality is important and not presented elsewhere, otherwise
Priority 2] Verify that programmatic objects are directly accessible.</h4>
<h5><a name="q299">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Tools should include means to test the embedded technologies, e.g. java,
at least by running them, preferably by including any test software
supplied for the technology. [<a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/2000Jan/0059.html">Len
Kasday - 23 January 2000</a>]</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q300">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>OBJECT, <code>APPLET</code>, EMBED or
SCRIPT</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q301">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This element may not be accessible to all users. Please ensure there is
an accessible interface to this object.</li>
<li>Ensure that scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are directly
accessible</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q302">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display a user notification if any of the programmatic elements are in
the document.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 8.1">
<h2><a name="device-independence">Guideline 9</a>. Design for
device-independence</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#client-side-maps">Checkpoint 9.1</a> - Provide client-side
image maps instead of server-side image maps except where the regions
cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.</li>
<li><a href="#keyboard-operable">Checkpoint 9.2</a> - Ensure that any
element that has its own interface can be operated in a device-independent
manner.</li>
<li><a href="#device-independent-events">Checkpoint 9.3</a> - For scripts,
specify logical event handlers rather than device-dependent event
handlers.</li>
<li><a href="#forms-keyboard">Checkpoint 9.4</a> - Create a logical tab
order through links, form controls, and objects.</li>
<li><a href="#keyboard-shortcuts">Checkpoint 9.5</a> - Provide keyboard
shortcuts to important links, form controls, and groups of form
controls</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="client-side-maps">Checkpoint 9.1</a> - Provide client-side image
maps instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be
defined with an available geometric shape</h3>
<h4><a name="server-side-imagemaps">Technique 9.1.1</a> [priority 1] Check for
use of server-side image maps</h4>
<h5>Evaluation:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Element:<code>IMG "ismap"</code></li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Use client-side image maps instead of server-side maps.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to convert the server-side image map to a client-side
image map.</li>
</ul>
<!-- <h5><a name="q309">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test91A.htm">Link to test file
for this technique.</a></li>
</ul> -->
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 9.1">
<h3><a name="keyboard-operable">Checkpoint 9.2</a> - Ensure that any element
that has its own interface can be operated in a device-independent manner</h3>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>This technique is strongly tied to Guideline 8 and checkpoint 1.1 (image
maps). Is there redundancy that we can get rid of?</li>
</ul>
<h5>Evaluation:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>OBJECT type =</code><em>(@@what are the type attribute values
for Java, etc.?)</em></li>
<li><code>EMBED</code></li>
<li><code>APPLET</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested message:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Ensure this programmatic object can be operated in a device independent
manner.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Display a user notification if any of the programmatic objects are in
the document.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 9.2">
<h3><a name="device-independent-events">Checkpoint 9.3</a> - For scripts,
specify logical event handlers rather than device-dependent event
handlers</h3>
<h4><a name="logical-event-handlers">Technique 9.3.1</a> [priority 2] Check
scripts for logical event handlers</h4>
<h5><a name="q313">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: All elements that can contain event handlers</li>
<li>Requirement: Elements must have a device independent event handler if
they have any of the following device dependent event handlers:
<ul>
<li><code>onMouseDown()</code></li>
<li><code>onMouseUp()</code></li>
<li><code>onClick()</code></li>
<li><code>onMouseOver()</code></li>
<li><code>onMouseOut()</code></li>
<li><code>onMouseMove()</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q314">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>For scripts, specify logical event handlers rather than device-dependent
event handlers.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q315">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<p>Allow the user to add or replace the event handlers according to the
following list:</p>
<ul>
<li>"<code>onMouseDown</code>" add or replace with
"<code>onKeyDown</code>"</li>
<li>"<code>onMouseUp</code>" add or replace with "<code>onKeyUp</code>"</li>
<li>"<code>onClick</code>" add or replace with
"<code>onKeyPress</code>"</li>
<li>"<code>onMouseOver</code>" add or replace with
"<code>onFocus</code>"</li>
<li>"<code>onMouseOut</code>" add or replace with "<code>onBlur</code>"</li>
<li>"<code>onMouseMove</code>" remove or replace with ??@@</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 9.3">
<h3><a name="forms-keyboard">Checkpoint 9.4</a> - Create a logical tab order
through links, form controls, and objects</h3>
<h4><a name="tabindex">Technique 9.4.1 [priority 3] Check for
"<code>tabindex</code>" attribute</a></h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>If the tab order jumps around too much it could be confusing to someone
using magnification or a cognitive disability. Can we check for this?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q318">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>A</code></li>
<li><code>AREA</code></li>
<li><code>BUTTON</code></li>
<li><code>INPUT</code></li>
<li><code>OBJECT</code></li>
<li><code>SELECT</code></li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>May contain a valid "<code>tabindex</code>" attribute.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>tabindex</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Must be an integer greater than or equal to zero.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q319">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>These controls are missing a tab order. A tab order makes controls
easier to navigate for many users.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q320">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the controls and allow the user to set the tabindex of
each.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 9.4">
<h3><a name="keyboard-shortcuts">Checkpoint 9.5</a> - Provide keyboard
shortcuts to important links, form controls, and groups of form controls</h3>
<h4><a name="accesskey">Technique 9.5.1 [priority 3] Check for
"<code>accesskey</code>" attribute.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q323">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>A</code></li>
<li><code>AREA</code></li>
<li><code>BUTTON</code></li>
<li><code>INPUT</code></li>
<li><code>LABEL</code></li>
<li><code>LEGEND</code></li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>If any of these elements are present, at least one of them should
have a valid "<code>accesskey</code>" attribute</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q324">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>There are no keyboard shortcut keys to any of the controls in this
document. Important links and controls should have shortcut keys.</li>
</ul>
<h5>Suggested repair:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the objects that can contain shortcut keys and allow the user to
assign shortcut keys to them.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 9.5">
<h2><a name="interim-accessibility">Guideline 10</a>. Use interim
solutions</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#no-new-windows">Checkpoint 10.1</a> - Until user agents allow
users to turn off spawned windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows
to appear and do not change the current window without informing the
user</li>
<li><a href="#unassociated-labels">Checkpoint 10.2</a> - Until user agents
support explicit associations between labels and form controls, for all
form controls with implicitly associated labels, ensure that the label is
properly positioned</li>
<li><a href="#linear-tables">Checkpoint 10.3</a> - Until user agents
(including assistive technologies) render side-by-side text correctly,
provide a linear text alternative (on the current page or some other) for
all tables that lay out text in parallel, word-wrapped columns</li>
<li><a href="#place-holders">Checkpoint 10.4</a> - Until user agents handle
empty controls correctly, include default, place-holding characters in
edit boxes and text areas</li>
<li><a href="#divide-links">Checkpoint 10.5</a> - Until user agents
(including assistive technologies) render adjacent links distinctly,
include non-link, printable characters (surrounded by spaces) between
adjacent links</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="no-new-windows">Checkpoint 10.1</a> - Until user agents allow
users to turn off spawned windows, do not cause pop-ups or other windows to
appear and do not change the current window without informing the user</h3>
<h4><a name="valid-targets">Technique 10.1.1</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>A</code> and <code>AREA</code> elements for valid "<code>target</code>"
attributes</h4>
<h5><a name="q328">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>How do we handle the "until user agents" clause?</li>
<li>Is it enough for the document to inform the user that the link will open
in a new window or must we completely avoid new windows?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q329">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>A</code></li>
<li><code>AREA</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Should not have "<code>target</code>" attributes of
"<code>_blank</code>" or "<code>_new</code>".</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q330">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This anchor element [anchor text] will open a new window that can
disorient some users.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q331">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to
<ul>
<li>remove the "<code>target</code>" attribute or</li>
<li>use an existing window as the target</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q332">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test101A.htm">Test file - link
targets.</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="verify-no-new-windows">Technique 10.1.2 [priority 1] Verify that
scripts do not spawn new windows.</a></h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Do all <code>APPLET</code> elements trigger this technique?</li>
<li>Are there other embedded elements or scripting languages that ought to
trigger this technique?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q334">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>SCRIPT</code></li>
<li><code>APPLET</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: <code>SCRIPT</code> must not contain code of
<code>window.open()</code></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q335">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This script will open a new window that can be disorienting for some
users.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q336">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to remove the scripting code that opens a new
window.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 10.1">
<h3><a name="unassociated-labels">Checkpoint 10.2</a> - Until user agents
support explicit associations between labels and form controls, for all form
controls with implicitly associated labels, ensure that the label is properly
positioned</h3>
<h4><a name="label-positions">Technique 10.2.1 [priority 2] Verify that
<code>LABEL</code> elements are properly positioned.</a></h4>
<p>Refer also to checkpoint 12.4</p>
<h5><a name="q339">Discussion Status:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Create a separate technique for <code>LEGEND</code> and
<code>LABEL</code>? [<a
href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-er-ig/2000Jan/0132.html">Michael
Cooper - 28 January 2000</a>]</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q340">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT</code></li>
<li><code>SELECT</code></li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: Text labels must be positioned as the first text
immediately before or after the form control.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q341">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Labels for form controls should be positioned close to their
corresponding form controls. This control [control type] does not have a
closely positioned label.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q342">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to reposition labels associated with form controls as
follows:
<ul>
<li>Labels for radio buttons and checkboxes should appear after the
radio button or checkbox. For example: [checkbox] oranges, [checkbox]
apples.</li>
<li>Labels for text fields appear before the text field. For example:
last name [text area].</li>
<li>Labels for groups of any form control should appear before the
group. For example: choose a city [radio button] Boston [radio button]
Madison.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 10.2">
<h3><a name="linear-tables">Checkpoint 10.3</a> - Until user agents (including
assistive technologies) render side-by-side text correctly, provide a linear
text alternative (on the current page or some other) for all tables that lay
out text in parallel, word-wrapped columns</h3>
<h4><a name="linearized-table-exists">Technique 10.3.1 [priority 3] Verify
that a linearized version of tables used for layout is provided.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q345">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>TABLE</code></li>
<li>Requirement: A linear version of the table is provided</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q346">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Please consult the definition of linearized table. This checkpoint
benefits people with user agents (such as some screen readers) that are
unable to handle blocks of text presented side-by-side; the checkpoint
should not discourage content developers from using tables to represent
tabular information.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q347">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If it has been determined that the table is used for layout (see
Technique 5.1.1) then create a linear version of the table by: [@@insert
heuristics from table linearizer - basically replace <code>TABLE</code>
markup with text structural markup]. The author will then need to check
that it is readable.</li>
<li>If it has been determined that the table is used for data (see Technique
5.1.1) then create a linear version of the table by: [@@table linearizer
heuristics? basically, for each cell repeat the column and row headers
associated with it]. The author will then need to check that it is
readable.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q348">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Table linearizer(@@link)</li>
<li>Trace "HelpDB" (@@link)</li>
<li>other examples?</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 10.3">
<h3><a name="place-holders">Checkpoint 10.4</a> - Until user agents handle
empty controls correctly, include default, place-holding characters in edit
boxes and text areas</h3>
<h4><a name="default-values">Technique 10.4.1 [priority 3] Check for valid
default values of<code> INPUT, TEXTAREA</code>, and <code>SELECT</code>
elements.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q351">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT type="text | checkbox | radio"</code></li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code></li>
<li><code>OPTION</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT</code> elements that have a type of <code>"text",
"checkbox" or "radio"</code> must have at least one word of text in
their "<code>value</code>" attribute.</li>
<li>Between the <code>TEXTAREA</code> start and <code>TEXTAREA</code>
end elements must be at least one word of text.</li>
<li>One <code>OPTION</code> in each group contained by
<code>SELECT</code> elements must have a "<code>selected</code>"
attribute.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q352">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT</code> element missing value: This form control is missing
placeholder text.</li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code> missing text: This <code>TEXTAREA</code> is
missing placeholder text.</li>
<li><code>OPTION</code> not selected: At least one <code>OPTION</code> must
be selected within this group.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q353">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT</code> element missing value: Allow user to enter
placeholder text.</li>
<li><code>TEXTAREA</code> missing text: Allow user to enter text.</li>
<li><code>OPTION</code> not selected: Display all options and allow user to
select one as "selected".</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 10.4">
<h3><a name="divide-links">Checkpoint 10.5</a> - Until user agents (including
assistive technologies) render adjacent links distinctly, include non-link,
printable characters (surrounded by spaces) between adjacent links</h3>
<h4><a name="chars-between-A">Technique 10.5.1 [priority 3] Check for
non-whitespace characters between consecutive <code>A
</code>elements.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q356">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>A</code> end element.</li>
<li>Requirement: <code>A</code> sections within the same line of text must
be separated by a sequence of "whitespace, non-whitespace,
whitespace".</li>
<li>Whitespace is a space, tab, CR, or &nbsp;</li>
<li>Non-whitespace is any text character.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q357">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>These sequential links do not have separating characters: [sequential
links].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q358">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to insert " | " characters between sequential links. Allow
user to choose another character other than "|" for separator.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 10.5">
<h2><a name="use-w3c">Guideline 11</a>. Use W3C technologies and
guidelines</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#latest-w3c-specs">Checkpoint 11.1</a> - Use W3C technologies
when they are available and appropriate for a task and use the latest
versions when supported</li>
<li><a href="#avoid-deprecated">Checkpoint 11.2</a> - Avoid deprecated
features of W3C technologies</li>
<li><a href="#content-preferences">Checkpoint 11.3</a> - Provide information
so that users may receive documents according to their preferences</li>
<li><a href="#alt-pages">Checkpoint 11.4</a> - If, after best efforts, you
cannot create an accessible page, provide a link to an alternative page
that uses W3C technologies, is accessible, has equivalent information (or
functionality), and is updated as often as the inaccessible (original)
page</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="latest-w3c-specs">Checkpoint 11.1</a> - Use W3C technologies when
they are available and appropriate for a task and use the latest versions when
supported</h3>
<h4><a name="verify-w3c">Technique 11.1.1 [priority 2] Verify that W3C
technologies are used, where possible and appropriate.</a></h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>Many of these W3C formats are not widely supported yet. Therefore, how
do we deal with this in the meantime? Present the info and let the author
decide?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q362">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: ?@@</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Check for uses of non-W3C technologies such as: PDF, Flash, GIF
images, JPG images, proprietary HTML elements (@@other major
ones??).</li>
<li>@@link See 1.1.1 for images used for mathematical equations.</li>
<li>Note. I left out JavaScript because there is not a W3C equivalent
technology yet.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q363">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Non-W3C technology used: W3C technologies have been reviewed for
accessibility issues throughout the design phase and have accessibility
built-in. Many non-W3C formats require specific applications (often called
plug-ins) that are inaccessible or do not work well with assistive
technologies. Using W3C technologies will tend to make pages more
accessible to more people using a wider variety of hardware and software.
If inaccessible technologies (proprietary or not) must be used, equivalent
accessible pages must be provided.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q364">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Suggest that where appropriate, the author:
<ul>
<li>convert quicktime movies (others?) into SMIL presentations.</li>
<li>convert GIF and JPG images with text to text with style sheets.</li>
<li>convert Flash animations to a combination of valid HTML, SMIL, and
PNG or SVG.</li>
<li>convert images of math equations to MathML.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Use a text-only page generator (such as Adobe's PDFtoText) to create an
equivalent accessible page.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 11.1">
<h3><a name="avoid-deprecated">Checkpoint 11.2</a> - Avoid deprecated features
of W3C technologies</h3>
<h4><a name="check-deprecated">Technique 11.2.1 [priority 2] Check for
deprecated features of W3C technologies.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q367">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>APPLET | BASEFONT | CENTER | DIR | FONT | ISINDEX | MENU
| S | STRIKE</code>, and <code>U</code>. (Refer to the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/appendix/changes.html#idx-deprecated">list
of deprecated elements in the HTML 4.01 specification</a>.)</li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Should not be used.</li>
<li>See checkpoint 3.2 for more information on public text
identifiers.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q368">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This HTML element [deprecated element] is now deprecated and should not
be used. Use this element instead: [replacement element].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q369">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to replace <code>FONT</code> with <code>CSS</code>.</li>
<li>Allow the user to replace <code>IMG</code> and <code>APPLET</code> with
<code>OBJECT</code>.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 11.2">
<h3><a name="content-preferences">Checkpoint 11.3</a> - Provide information so
that users may receive documents according to their preferences</h3>
<h4><a name="server-by-user-pref">Technique 11.3.1 [priority 3] Check that
documents are served per user preferences.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q372">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: ?@@</li>
<li>Requirement: ?@@</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q374">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Prompt user to specify language of document in <a
href="#primary-lang">technique 4.3.1</a>.</li>
<li>Use CC/PP or XML/XSLT or other transformations on the server or gateway
to configure a page for various user preferences and device profiles.</li>
<li>Serve style sheets based on user preferences - use the media types.</li>
<li>Work with your server system administrator to provide content
negotiation.</li>
<li>Use browser sniffing on the client to request documents on the
server.</li>
<li>Use cookies to remember user preferences between sessions and server
documents per those preferences.</li>
<li>Link to other versions of the document (other formats and
languages).</li>
<li>If not possible to use content negotiation, indicate content type or
language through markup (e.g., in HTML use "<code>type</code>" and
"<code>hreflang</code>").</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 11.3">
<h3><a name="alt-pages">Checkpoint 11.4</a> - If, after best efforts, you
cannot create an accessible page, provide a link to an alternative page that
uses W3C technologies, is accessible, has equivalent information (or
functionality), and is updated as often as the inaccessible (original)
page</h3>
<h4><a name="track-conformance">Technique 11.4.1 [priority 1] Verify that the
page has passed all checkpoints of the desired conformance level.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q377">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: All elements specified in this document.</li>
<li>Requirements: Check the document for compliance to the WCAG guidelines
according to the level specified by the user.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q378">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This document does not conform to the WCAG guidelines. If you are unable
to make the necessary repairs to this document then please create another
equivalent page that is accessible and link to it from this document.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q379">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to insert a link in the document to another more accessible
page.</li>
<li>Dynamically generated alternative pages [references@@].</li>
<li>Tools to generate alternative pages [references@@].</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 11.4">
<h2><a name="complex-elements">Guideline 12</a>. Provide context and
orientation information</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#frame-names">Checkpoint 12.1</a> - Title each frame to
facilitate frame identification and navigation</li>
<li><a href="#frame-longdesc">Checkpoint 12.2</a> - Describe the purpose of
frames and how frames relate to each other if it is not obvious by frame
titles alone</li>
<li><a href="#group-information">Checkpoint 12.3</a> - Divide large blocks
of information into more manageable groups where natural and
appropriate</li>
<li><a href="#associate-labels">Checkpoint 12.4</a> - Associate labels
explicitly with their controls</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="frame-names">Checkpoint 12.1</a> - Title each frame to facilitate
frame identification and navigation</h3>
<h4><a name="frame-titles">Technique 12.1.1</a> [priority 1] Check
<code>FRAME</code> elements for valid "<code>title</code>" attributes</h4>
<h5><a name="q383">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>FRAME</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Must have valid "<code>title</code>" attribute .</li>
</ul>
<p>Valid "<code>title</code>" attribute:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not allowed - NULL value ("")</li>
<li>Not allowed - spaces (" ")</li>
<li>Suspicious - <a href="#AppendixH">placeholder title text</a></li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q384">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Missing title for this frame: [frame file name].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q385">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Display the frame content and allow user to enter a new title for the
frame.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q386">Test Files and Discussion Files:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/test121A.htm">Test file - frame
titles.</a></li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 12.1">
<h3><a name="frame-longdesc">Checkpoint 12.2</a> - Describe the purpose of
frames and how frames relate to each other if it is not obvious by frame
titles alone</h3>
<p>@@ covered by 1.1.8?</p>
<p>@@Suggest that if the <code>FRAME "title"</code> does not describe the
frame that a "<code>longdesc</code>" is needed?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 12.2">
<h3><a name="group-information">Checkpoint 12.3</a> - Divide large blocks of
information into more manageable groups where natural and appropriate</h3>
<p>@@Any suggestions??</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 12.3">
<h3><a name="associate-labels">Checkpoint 12.4</a> - Associate labels
explicitly with their controls</h3>
<h4><a name="label-for">Technique 12.4.1 [priority 2] Check <code>LABEL</code>
elements for valid "<code>for</code>" attribute values.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q391">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>INPUT</code> and <code>LABEL</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li><code>INPUT</code> elements must have a valid "<code>id</code>"
attribute.</li>
<li><code>LABEL</code> elements must have a valid "<code>for</code>"
attribute that matches the ID of one of the <code>INPUT</code>
elements in the document.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q392">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This form control is not explicitly labeled: [form control].</li>
<li>This label is not explicitly associated with a form control:
[label].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q393">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow the user to set the "<code>id</code>" attribute for each
<code>INPUT</code> element in the document.</li>
<li>Allow the user to set the "<code>for</code>" attribute of each
<code>LABEL</code> element so it matches an <code>INPUT</code>
element.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 12.4">
<h2><a name="facilitate-navigation">Guideline 13</a>. Provide clear navigation
mechanisms</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#meaningful-links">Checkpoint 13.1</a> - Clearly identify the
target of each link</li>
<li><a href="#use-metadata">Checkpoint 13.2</a> - Provide metadata to add
semantic information to pages and sites</li>
<li><a href="#site-description">Checkpoint 13.3</a> - Provide information
about the general layout of a site</li>
<li><a href="#clear-nav-mechanism">Checkpoint 13.4</a> - Use navigation
mechanisms in a consistent manner</li>
<li><a href="#nav-bar">Checkpoint 13.5</a> - Provide navigation bars to
highlight and give access to the navigation mechanism</li>
<li><a href="#group-links">Checkpoint 13.6</a> - Group related links,
identify the group (for user agents), and, until user agents do so,
provide a way to bypass the group</li>
<li><a href="#searches">Checkpoint 13.7</a> - If search functions are
provided, enable different types of searches for different skill levels
and preferences</li>
<li><a href="#front-loading">Checkpoint 13.8</a> - Place distinguishing
information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc</li>
<li><a href="#bundled-version">Checkpoint 13.9</a> - Provide information
about document collections</li>
<li><a href="#skip-over-ascii">Checkpoint 13.10</a> - Provide a means to
skip over multi-line ASCII art</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="meaningful-links">Checkpoint 13.1</a> - Clearly identify the
target of each link</h3>
<h4><a name="clear-link-target">Technique 13.1.1 [priority 2] Verify that the
target of each link is clearly identified.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q397">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>A</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Names must be unique for each target.</li>
<li>Must be meaningful</li>
<li>Should be terse</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Suspicious anchor names:</p>
<ul>
<li>click here</li>
<li>more</li>
<li>follow this</li>
<li>greater than 60 characters</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q398">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If non-meaningful text found: This link text may not be meaningful when
read on its own: [link text].</li>
<li>If lengthy text found: This link text is quite long and should be
shortened: [link text].</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q399">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to change the link text and surrounding text.</li>
<li>Retrieve the <code>TITLE</code> of the target page and suggest that as
link text.</li>
<li>If the author is trying to make a Level Triple A site, Ask the author to
provide supplemental information about the link in the
"<code>title</code>" attribute.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q400">Related resources</a></h5>
<p>Harper, S., Stevens, R., and Goble, C. (1999). Towel: Real World Mobility
on the Web. In Vanderdonckt, J. and Puerta, A., eds.: Computer-Aided Design of
User Interfaces II. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.1">
<h3><a name="use-metadata">Checkpoint 13.2</a> - Provide metadata to add
semantic information to pages and sites</h3>
<h4><a name="check-for-meta-data">Technique 13.2.1 [priority 2] Check for
<code>META, ADDRESS, TITLE</code> and <code>LINK</code> elements.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q403">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:
<ul>
<li><code>META</code></li>
<li><code>ADDRESS</code></li>
<li><code>TITLE</code></li>
<li><code>LINK</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirements: Must have at least one of these elements in the
document.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q404">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>This document does not contain any META information.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q405">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If no <code>META, ADDRESS, TITLE</code> or <code>LINK</code> elements
are found, request information from the author to be stored as meta
information. Examples of content to prompt for:
<ul>
<li>title of the page (required for frames, see checkpoint 12.1),</li>
<li>type of content,</li>
<li>descriptions of the content of the page,</li>
<li>conformance claims,</li>
<li>author information,</li>
<li>next page in a series (e.g., <code>LINK rel="next"</code>).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If a <code>LINK</code> element is found, check if it is used for style
sheets. If it is, then proceed as if no <code>LINK</code> element were
found.</li>
<li>If a <code>META</code> element is found, check if it is used to create a
redirect. If it is, then proceed as if no <code>META</code> element were
found (refer also to checkpoints 7.4 and 7.5).</li>
</ul>
<h4><a name="check-rdf">Technique 13.2.2 [priority 2] Check for use of
RDF.</a></h4>
<p>@@Similar to 13.2.1, yet might be best in own technique??</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.2">
<h3><a name="site-description">Checkpoint 13.3</a> - Provide information about
the general layout of a site</h3>
<p>@@Machine checkable? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.3">
<h3><a name="clear-nav-mechanism">Checkpoint 13.4</a> - Use navigation
mechanisms in a consistent manner</h3>
<p>@@Machine checkable? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.4">
<h3><a name="nav-bar">Checkpoint 13.5</a> - Provide navigation bars to
highlight and give access to the navigation mechanism</h3>
<p>@@Machine checkable? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.5">
<h3><a name="group-links">Checkpoint 13.6</a> - Group related links, identify
the group (for user agents), and, until user agents do so, provide a way to
bypass the group</h3>
<h4><a name="check-for-link-groups">Technique 13.6.1 [Priority 3] Verify if
links should be grouped.</a></h4>
<h5>Open issues for this technique:</h5>
<ul>
<li>WCAG question: can we suggest that links be grouped by <code>DIV or
SPAN</code>?</li>
<li>WCAG question: is the use of <code>MAP</code> to group links completely
agreed upon?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q413">Discussion status:</a></h5>
<p>This suggests another technique that is not widely supported by user
agents.</p>
<h5><a name="q414">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: Several <code>A</code> elements all in one row or column of
table and/or separated only by
<ul>
<li>spaces,</li>
<li>bullets,</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><code>BR</code> elements,</li>
<li>or a few characters such as "] [" or " | " or</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Requirement: links should be grouped by <code>SPAN,DIV</code> or
<code>MAP</code> elements.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q415">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Groups of links should be grouped with a structural element.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q416">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Ask the user if an identified list of links should be grouped.</li>
<li>If the user wants to group the links, use one of the following
techniques
<ul>
<li>a <code>MAP</code> element</li>
<li><code>SPAN</code> or <code>DIV</code> with appropriate
"<code>title</code>"</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Suggest that the user provide a link to bypass the group or that they
move the group to the bottom of the page or that they use a high
"<code>tabindex</code>" attribute value.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.6">
<h3><a name="searches">Checkpoint 13.7</a> - If search functions are provided,
enable different types of searches for different skill levels and
preferences</h3>
<h4><a name="search-variety">Technique 13.7.1 [priority 3] Verify that search
functions enable a variety of skill levels and preferences.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q419">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Element: <code>FORM</code></li>
<li>Requirement: Check if a <code>FORM</code> is used to submit a
search.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q420">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>When providing search functionality, content developers should offer
search mechanisms that satisfy varying skill levels and preferences. Most
search facilities require the user to enter keywords for search terms.
Users with spelling disabilities and users unfamiliar with the language of
your site will have a difficult time finding what they need if the search
requires perfect spelling. Search engines might include a spell checker,
offer "best guess" alternatives, query-by-example searches, similarity
searches, etc.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.7">
<h3><a name="front-loading">Checkpoint 13.8</a> - Place distinguishing
information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc</h3>
<p>@@Machine checkable? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.8">
<h3><a name="bundled-version">Checkpoint 13.9</a> - Provide information about
document collections</h3>
<h4><a name="doc-collections">Technique 13.9.1 [priority 3] Verify that
information about document collections is provided.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q424">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Is there a way to use RDF to describe document collections?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q425">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: @@? <code>LINK, A</code></li>
<li>Requirement: If the page is part of a collection, such as a slide show,
or a chapter in a book, the previous and next pages ought to be marked as
such.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q426">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Bundled documents can facilitate reading off-line.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q427">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>In HTML/XHTML specify document collections with the <code>LINK</code>
element and the "<code>rel</code>" and "<code>rev</code>" attributes.</li>
<li>Suggest that that the author create a collection by building an archive
(e.g., with zip, tar and gzip, stuffit, etc.) of the multiple pages.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.9">
<h3><a name="skip-over-ascii">Checkpoint 13.10</a> - Provide a means to skip
over multi-line ASCII art</h3>
<h4><a name="skip-ascii-art">Technique 13.10.1 [priority 3] Verify that one
can skip over multi-line ASCII art.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q430">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>See 1.1.13 for algorithm to find ASCII art</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q431">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements: <code>PRE</code> and <code>XMP</code></li>
<li>Requirements: A link must be provided to skip over ASCII art.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q432">Example of message to be displayed:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>A link must be provided to skip over this character based (ASCII art)
artwork: [display artwork]</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q433">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Allow user to insert a link in the document that skips over the ASCII
art.</li>
<li>Set title of link to "Skip Over ASCII Art" so it can be detected in
future.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 13.10">
<h2><a name="facilitate-comprehension">Guideline 14</a>. Ensure that documents
are clear and simple</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#comprehension">Checkpoint 14.1</a> - Use the clearest and
simplest language appropriate for a site's content</li>
<li><a href="#icons">Checkpoint 14.2</a> - Supplement text with graphic or
auditory presentations where they will facilitate comprehension of the
page</li>
<li><a href="#navigation">Checkpoint 14.3</a> - Create a style of
presentation that is consistent across pages</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h3><a name="comprehension">Checkpoint 14.1</a> - Use the clearest and
simplest language appropriate for a site's content</h3>
<p>@@Check document using fog index? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 14.1">
<h3><a name="icons">Checkpoint 14.2</a> - Supplement text with graphic or
auditory presentations where they will facilitate comprehension of the
page</h3>
<p>@@Machine checkable? Generate user notification?</p>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 14.2">
<h3><a name="navigation">Checkpoint 14.3</a> - Create a style of presentation
that is consistent across pages</h3>
<h4><a name="consistent-style">Technique 14.3.1 [priority 3] Verify that a
consistent style of presentation is used across pages.</a></h4>
<h5><a name="q439">Open issues for this technique:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>@@This requires looking at pages throughout the site. Need two levels of
checking: page vs site?</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q440">Evaluation:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Elements:<code> STYLE</code> and <code>LINK</code></li>
<li>Requirements:
<ul>
<li>The properties of <code>STYLE</code> elements should be consistent
between pages.</li>
<li>The names of external style sheets (referenced with
<code>LINK</code> elements) should be consistent between pages.</li>
<li>This should be verified by the author. There are good reasons to use
different styles between pages.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q441">Suggested message:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>Consistent page layout and recognizable graphics benefit all users. In
particular, they help people with cognitive disabilities or who have
difficulty reading.</li>
</ul>
<h5><a name="q442">Suggested repair:</a></h5>
<ul>
<li>If style properties vary between pages, or various external style sheets
are used, suggest the author consolidate style properties into external
style sheets and use consistently.</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Checkpoint 14.3">
<h3><a name="DocumentRating" id="DocumentRating">Document Rating</a></h3>
<p>After evaluating a document, an evaluation and/or repair tool should
provide the user with a document rating. The rating is based on conformance to
the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#Conformance">W3C Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines</a> and will be:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Level "A"</strong>: all Priority 1 checkpoints are
satisfied;</li>
<li><strong>Level "Double-A"</strong>: all Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints are
satisfied;</li>
<li><strong>Level "Triple-A"</strong>: all Priority 1, 2, and 3 checkpoints
are satisfied;</li>
</ul>
<p>Some checkpoints can not be checked by a software program and will require
user evaluation. The user must be informed of the items that they must
check.</p>
<p>Refer to the <a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/rating/">Rating Algorithm
for Evaluation of Web Pages</a> by Len Kasday.</p>
<hr title="Separator from Document Rating">
<h2><a name="AppendixA" id="AppendixA">Appendix A</a> - Placeholder text</h2>
<ul>
<li>an image file suffix (see Appendix B)</li>
<li>the single word "Image", "Photo"</li>
<li>the word "images" (e.g. as in "turn on images").</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix A">
<h2><a name="AppendixB" id="AppendixB">Appendix B</a> - Image File
Suffixes</h2>
<ul>
<li>.jpg</li>
<li>.gif</li>
<li>.png</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix B">
<h2><a name="AppendixC" id="AppendixC">Appendix C</a> - Placeholder OBJECT
text equivalent</h2>
<ul>
<li>{object text goes here}</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix C">
<h2><a name="AppendixD" id="AppendixD">Appendix D</a> - Sound File
Suffixes</h2>
<ul>
<li>.wav</li>
<li>.au</li>
<li>.snd</li>
<li>.dwd</li>
<li>.iff</li>
<li>.svx</li>
<li>.sam</li>
<li>.smp</li>
<li>.vce</li>
<li>.voc</li>
<li>.pcm</li>
<li>.aif</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix D">
<h2><a name="AppendixE" id="AppendixE">Appendix E</a> - Placeholder
<code>NOSCRIPT</code> text</h2>
<ul>
<li>{NOSCRIPT text goes here}</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix E">
<h2><a name="AppendixF" id="AppendixF">Appendix F</a> - Placeholder
<code>TABLE "summary"</code> text</h2>
<ul>
<li>Summary</li>
<li>Table</li>
<li>Table Summary</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix F">
<h2><a name="AppendixG" id="AppendixG">Appendix G</a> - Placeholder table
header "<code>abbr</code>" text</h2>
<ul>
<li>@@</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix G">
<h2><a name="AppendixH" id="AppendixH">Appendix H</a> - Placeholder
<code>FRAME "title"</code> text</h2>
<ul>
<li>@@</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix H">
<h2><a name="AppendixI" id="AppendixI">Appendix I</a> - Applet Executable
Suffix</h2>
<ul>
<li>.class</li>
<li>.java</li>
<li>.jar</li>
<li>.zip</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix I">
<h2><a name="AppendixJ" id="AppendixJ">Appendix J</a> - Bullet
Identification</h2>
<p>An image will be identified as a bullet if it has the following
characteristics:</p>
<ul>
<li>@@</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/Bullet.htm">Identifying Bullets
page</a></p>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix J">
<h2><a name="AppendixK" id="AppendixK">Appendix K</a> - Horizontal Rule
Identification</h2>
<p>An image will be identified as a horizontal rule if it has the following
characteristics:</p>
<ul>
<li>@@</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/IG/ert/Hr.htm">Identifying HRs
page</a></p>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix J">
<h2><a name="AppendixL" id="AppendixL">Appendix L</a> - Links To Associated
Sites</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cast.org/bobby/">Bobby</a> - Accessibility evaluator
tool</li>
<li><a href="http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html">Lynx Viewer</a> -
Displays a text-only view of web pages</li>
<li><a href="http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/">A-Prompt</a> - Accessibility
evaluator and repair tool</li>
</ul>
<hr title="Separator from Appendix K">
<h2><a name="q456">Glossary</a></h2>
<p>@@link to WCAG and ATAG glossaries?</p>
<dl>
<dt>Programmatic object</dt>
<dd>An object that is embedded in a document with the SCRIPT or
<code>APPLET</code> elements, and sometimes with the OBJECT or EMBED
elements. @@need to clarify the definition and then use it.</dd>
</dl>
<hr>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1AA-Conformance" title="Explanation of
Level Double-A Conformance"> <img height="31" width="88" border="0"
src="http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag1AA" alt="Level Double-A conformance icon,
W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0"></a> <a
href="http://validator.w3.org/"><img border="0"
src="http://validator.w3.org/images/vh40" alt="Valid HTML 4.0!" height="31"
width="88"></a> <a
href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator.html.en"><img height="31"
width="88" border="0" src="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss.gif"
alt="Valid CSS!"></a>
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