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Rule Settings

Basic
1.1 / (a) Provide a text equivalent for every non-text element (e.g. via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). This includes: images, graphical representations of text (including symbols), image map regions and animations.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 1.1 / (a)
	1.1.1 - All IMG elements are required to contain either the alt or the longdesc attribute.
	1.1.2 - All INPUT elements are required to contain the alt attribute or use a LABEL.
	1.1.3 - All OBJECT elements are required to contain element content.
	1.1.4 - All APPLET elements are required to contain both element content and the alt attribute.
	1.1.5 - All FRAMESET elements will be checked for the NOFRAMES element.
	1.1.6 - All IFRAME elements are required to contain element content.
	1.1.7 - All Anchor elements found within MAP elements are required to contain the alt attribute.
	1.1.8 - All AREA elements are required to contain the alt attribute.
	1.1.9 - When EMBED Elements are used, the NOEMBED element is required in the document.
7.1 / (j) Until user agents allow users to control flickering, avoid causing the screen to flicker
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 7.1 / (j)
	7.1.1 - Documents are required not to contain the BLINK element.
	7.1.2 - Documents are required not to contain the MARQUEE element.
2.1 / (c) Ensure that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.
6.1 / (d) Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets. For example, when an HTML document is rendered without associated style sheets, it must still be possible to read the document.
Image Maps
1.2 / (e) Provide redundant text links for each active region of a server-side image map.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 1.2 / (e)
	1.2.1 - Locate any IMG element that contains the 'ismap' attribute.
	1.2.2 - Locate any INPUT element that contains the 'ismap' attribute.
9.1 / (f) Provide client-side image maps instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 9.1 / (f)
	9.1.1 - No IMG element should contain the 'ismap' attribute.
	9.1.2 - No INPUT element should contain the 'ismap' attribute.
Tables
5.1 / (g) For data tables, identify row and column headers.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 5.1 / (g)
	5.1.1 - Identify all Data TABLE elements.
5.2 / (h) For data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers, use markup to associate data cells and header cells.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 5.2 / (h)
	5.2.1 - Identify all Data TABLE elements.
Frames, Scripts and Multimedia
12.1 / (i) Title each frame to facilitate frame identification and navigation.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 12.1 / (i)
	12.1.1 - All FRAME elements are required to contain the title attribute.
6.3 / (l),(m) Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported. If this is not possible, provide equivalent information on an alternative accessible page.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 6.3 / (l),(m)
	6.3.1 - Anchor elements are required not to use javascript for the link target when the NOSCRIPT element is not present in the document.
	6.3.2 - AREA elements are required not to use javascript for the link target when the NOSCRIPT element is not present in the document.
	6.3.3 - Locate elements that use HTML event handlers.
	6.3.4 - When SCRIPT Elements are used, the NOSCRIPT element is required in the document.
	6.3.5 - All OBJECT elements are required to contain element content.
	6.3.6 - All APPLET elements are required to contain both element content and the alt attribute.
	6.3.7 - When EMBED Elements are used, the NOEMBED element is required in the document.
	6.3.8 - All pages that have links to files that require a special reader or plug-in are required to contain the specified text indicating a link to the reader or plug-in. Specified Text:
1.4 / (b) 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.
	Advanced Rule Settings for Checkpoint 1.4 / (b)
	1.4.1 - Identify all OBJECT Elements that have a multimedia MIME type as the type attribute value.
	1.4.2 - Identify all OBJECT Elements that have a 'data' attribute value with a multimedia file extension.
	1.4.3 - Identify all EMBED Elements that have a 'src' attribute value with a multimedia file extension.
Failsafe
11.4 / (k) 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.
11.4 / (k) - Option A) Check for the string "Text Version" within the document.
11.4 / (k) - Option B) Check for a Global Text Version Link within the document. Global Text Version Link:
11.4 / (k) - Option C) Check for an Accessibility Policy Link within the document. Accessibility Policy Link:
Non W3C
508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (n) Electronic forms shall be made accessible to people with disabilities.
	Advanced Rule Settings for 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (n)
	(n).1 - Ensure form controls are accessible for use with assistive technology.
508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (o) A method shall be used on Web pages to allow for easy tracking of page content. This method shall provide users of assistive technology the option to skip repetitive navigation links.
	Advanced Rule Settings for 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (o)
	(o).1 - All pages are required to contain a bookmark link to skip navigation that has the specified text in either the link text or the 'title' attribute value. Skip Navigation Text:
508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (p) When a script causes a time-out on pages with forms, the user shall be given the option to indicate that additional time is necessary to complete the form.

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Last Update: 12/3/2007
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