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Section 508 Standards, §1194.22 |
HiSoftware handles as Programmatic or Visual |
Explanation |
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A. A text equivalent for every non-text element
shall be provided (e.g., via “alt”, “longdesc”,
or in element content). |
programmatic |
Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions
Guided repair for non-text elements using
AccRepair |
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B. Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia
presentation shall be synchronized with the
presentation. |
Programmatic |
Ensuring that a time based multimedia
presentation is synchronized can only honestly
be done visually. Programmatic detection to
locate a captioning file does not mean that the
file is synchronized with each track of the
presentation.
The Acc product line will locate the
multimedia objects under WCAG rule 6.3
The
Hi-Caption option of AccRepair allows for
creating and testing of existing of captioned
files to make the captioning for your multimedia
files or to validate captioning is accurate. |
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C. Web pages shall be designed so that all
information conveyed with color is also
available without color, for example from
context or markup. |
Interview- assisted -Programmatic |
This is visual because some testing requires
human interaction. For example, if your page
has text that says, “Click on the red button to
go to the home page”, a programmatic tool that
did not read and comprehend the page the way a
human would falsely pass this failing page.
Color can both be associated with images,
objects, applets, and with text.
This is a visual checkpoint that can be
verified and reported on with the HiSoftware
Interview Wizard.
The Preview Mode modules that are integrated
into HiSoftware AccVerify allow embedded
validation of this checkpoint completely. |
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D. Documents shall be organized so they are
readable without requiring an associated style
sheet. |
Programmatic |
This is visual/programmatic because some testing
requires human interaction. Whether a document
is readable can be opinion and HiSoftware will
indicate if style sheets are used to alert the
user to this required visual check. |
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E. Redundant text links shall be provided for
each active region of a server-side image map.
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Programmatic |
This is a visual/programmatic process because
some testing requires human interaction.
AccVerify will effectively note if the
checkpoint is N/A. AccVerify identifies all
maps and flags for visual verification if no
maps are found then the system will mark the
checkpoint N/A
In all HiSoftware solutions, locations are
cited for IMG or INPUT elements using the
“ismap” attribute. |
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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. |
Programmatic |
The Acc Product line can programmatically
determine location of Server Side maps or lack
there of and programmatically designate if
visual review is necessary. Programmatic
accessibility |
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G. Row and column headers shall be identified
for data tables. |
Programmatic |
The AccVerify can programmatically locate data
tables, assist in repair and visual
verification. Our Table Repair Utility allows
the most comprehensive method for adding markup
to tables.
Guided repair for table elements using
AccRepair |
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H. Markup shall be used to associate data cells
and header cells for data tables that have two
or more logical levels of row or column headers. |
Programmatic |
The AccVerify can programmatically locate data
tables
Our Table Repair Utility allows the most
comprehensive method for adding markup to
tables.
Guided repair for table elements using
AccRepair |
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I. Frames shall be titled with text that
facilitates frame identification and navigation. |
Programmatic
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Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions
Guided repair for FRAME elements using AccRepair |
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J. Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the
screen to flicker with a frequency greater than
2Hz and lower than 55 Hz. |
Programmatic
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Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions.
However user should check objects, applets, etc
for customized flickering. |
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K. A text-only page, with equivalent information
or functionality, shall be provided to make a
web site comply with the provisions of these
standards, when compliance cannot be
accomplished in any other way. The content of
the text-only page shall be updated whenever the
primary page changes. |
Programmatic |
Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions |
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L. When pages utilize scripting languages to
display content, or to create interface
elements, the information provided by the script
shall be identified with functional text that
can be read by assistive technology. |
Programmatic
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Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions
Guided repair for SCRIPT elements using
AccRepair |
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M. When a web page requires that an applet,
plug-in or other application be present on the
client system to interpret page content, the
page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet
that complies with §1194.21 (a) through (l). |
Programmatic
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Programmatic accessibility compliance
verification using all HiSoftware solutions
Guided repair for APPLET and OBJECT elements
using AccRepair
Additionally, the products can be configured
to look for links to user-configurable file
extensions such as .pdf or .zip and to see if a
download for the viewer for this file type
exists. |
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N. When electronic forms are designed to be
completed on-line, 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. |
Programmatic |
Following 508 checkpoints A though M and
utilizing the statistical summary for
AccessKey/TabIndex Full on screen and
checkpoint validation and assisted repair
It is recommended that you test this with
Assistive Technologies. |
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O. A method shall be provided that permits users
to skip repetitive navigation links. |
Programmatic |
Product allows user to enter parameters to test
the existence of this link in simple or
conditional terms. |
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P. When a timed response is required, the user
shall be alerted and given sufficient time to
indicate more time is required. |
Interview-Programmatic |
Many times, the timing methods are server-side
based and not seen by the user until it is too
late and time has expired. This is a visual
checkpoint that can be verified and reported on
with the HiSoftware Interview Wizard. |
