Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

  • Tabular data should use HTML table semantics.
  • Data tables should have an associated caption or name that describes table accurately, and be unique.
  • Provide a data table summary to make it easier for screen reader users
  • Don't use tables for non-data page layout

iFrames

Required

  • must have a descriptive title Example: <iframe title="Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer"> and be unique in relation to other iFrames on the page
  • for iframes bringing in other web pages, the external page must have a <title>
  • iframes that convey content to users MUST have a non-empty title attribute.
  • The iframe title MUST be accurate and descriptive.
  • Frames MUST have a unique title (in the context of the page).
  • The source page of an iframe MUST have a valid, meaningful <title>.

Non-required / best practice

...

  • Hidden frames or frames that do not convey content to users SHOULD should also be hidden from assistive technologies using aria-hidden="true".

Other (content)

Required

  • Critical emphasis in the text SHOULD be conveyed through visual styling.
  • Critical emphasis in the text SHOULD be conveyed in a text-based format.
  • The <blockquote> element SHOULD be used to designate long (block level) quotations.
  • The <blockquote> element SHOULD NOT be used for visual styling alone.
  • The <q> element (for inline quotations) SHOULD NOT be used as the only way to designate quotations.
  • Code SHOULD be marked with the <code> element and styled to look different from non-code text.
  • Blocks of code SHOULD be formatted with the <pre> element.
  • Strikethrough text SHOULD be marked with the <del> element.
  • Text designated for insertion SHOULD be marked with the <ins> element.
  • Highlighted text SHOULD be marked with the <mark> element.
  • Critical highlighted text SHOULD be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the highlighting.

...

  • Critical strikethrough text MUST be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the strikethrough.
  • Critical text designated for insertion MUST be supplemented with a text-based method to convey the meaning of the insertion.