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Criteria
Supporting Features
Remarks and explanations
(l) When electronic forms
are used, the form shall
allow people using
Assistive Technology to
access the information,
field elements, and
functionality required for
completion and
submission of the form,
including all directions and
cues.
Supports
Electronic forms allow people using Assistive
Technology to accurately complete and submit the
forms.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications – Detail
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Criteria
Supporting Features
Remarks and explanations
(a) A text equivalent for
every non-text element
shall be provided (e.g., via
"alt", "longdesc", or in
element content).
Supports
Non-text elements, including audio, that are
required for comprehension of content or to
facilitate navigation are present, and text
equivalents are assigned.
(b) Equivalent alternatives
for any multimedia
presentation shall be
synchronized with the
presentation.
Not applicable
No multimedia presentations are included with the
application.
(c) Web pages shall be
designed so that all
information conveyed with
color is also available
without color, for example
from context or markup.
Supports
All information conveyed with color is also conveyed
by alternative means.
(d) Documents shall be
organized so they are
readable without requiring
an associated style sheet.
Supports
Web pages use style sheets and can be read
accurately by browsers that do not support style
sheets and by browsers that have disabled the
support for style sheets.
(e) Redundant text links
shall be provided for each
active region of a server-
side image map.
Not applicable
No image maps with active regions are used.
(f) Client-side image maps
shall be provided instead
of server-side image
maps except where the
regions cannot be defined
with an available
geometric shape.
Not applicable
No image maps with active regions are used.
(g) Row and column
headers shall be identified
for data tables.
Supports
Row and column headers of data tables use
appropriate tags according to the language used.
(h) Markup shall be used
to associate data cells
and header cells for data
Supports
Data cells and header cells are associated using
appropriate tags according to the language used.
