CTYPE html> ADA and 508 pass cases

1.1 Text Alternatives

1.1.1 Non-text Content Level A

Situation A: If a short description can serve the same purpose and present the same information as the non-text content

Technique G94: Providing short text alternative for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the non-text content

Technique ARIA6: Using aria-label to provide labels for objects

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Technique ARIA10: Using aria-labelledby to provide a text alternative for non-text content

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Technique G196: Using a text alternative on one item within a group of images that describes all items in the group

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Conformance Level:

Technique H2: Combining adjacent image and text links for the same resource

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Technique H37: Using alt attributes on img elements

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Technique H53: Using the body of the object element

Here is some text that describes the object and its operation.

Company Name

Company Name

Technique H86: Providing text alternatives for emojis, emoticons, ASCII art, and leetspeak

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Situation B: If a short description can not serve the same purpose and present the same information as the non-text content (e.g., a chart or diagram):

October sales chart

This chart shows the sales figures for October 2023. The sales increased steadily from $10,000 in the first week to $25,000 by the end of the month. The highest sales were recorded in the last week, attributed to the launch of a new product line.

Technique ARIA15: Using aria-describedby to provide descriptions of images

Lady MacBeth

This painting dates back to 1889 and is oil on canvas. It was created by John Singer Sargent, and represents ...

Technique G73: Providing a long description in another location with a link to it that is immediately adjacent to the non-text content

October sales chart for top three salespeople. Long description of chart

Description of October Sales Chart

Sales for October show Mary leading with 400 units. Mike follows closely with 389. Chris rounds out our top 3 with sales of 350.

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Technique G74: Providing a long description in text near the non-text content, with a reference to the location of the long description in the short description

October sales chart for top three salespeople. Details in the paragraph below the chart.

Sales for October show Mary leading with 400 units. Mike follows closely with 389. Chris rounds out our top 3 with sales of 350.

Technique G92: Providing long description for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information

October sales chart showing top 6 salespeople

Bar chart showing sales for October. There are 6 salespeople. Maria is the highest with 349 units, followed by Frances with 301, Juan with 256, Sue with 250, Li with 200, and Max with 195. The primary purpose of this chart is to show the ranking of salespeople based on their total sales, listed in descending order.

Technique H53: Using the body of the object element

Here is some text that describes the object and its operation.

Company Name

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Situation C: If non-text content is a control or accepts user input:

Technique G82: Providing a text alternative that identifies the purpose of the non-text content

Applet that uses the mouse and moving targets to develop eye-hand coordination

Control for aiming and zooming remote video camera

Technique ARIA9: Using aria-labelledby to concatenate a label from several text nodes

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Technique H24: Providing text alternatives for the area elements of image maps

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Technique H30: Providing link text that describes the purpose of a link for anchor elements

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Technique H36: Using alt attributes on images used as submit buttons