Guidelines Mapped To Techniques
| WCAG 2 Guideline | Technique |
|---|
| 1.1 For non-text content, provide text equivalents... (level 1) | 10.1 Short text equivalents for img elements ("alt-text")
10.3 Short text equivalents for object elements ("alt-text")
10.5 Long description of objects
10.7 Describe images without longdesc
10.9 Emoticons
12.1 Text and non-text equivalents for applets...
12.2 Alt content for embed
12.3 Alt text for embed
13.5 Descriptive links for inaccessible frame source
13.6 Alternative content for iframe
14.6 Text equivalents for submit buttons |
| 1.1 For non-text content, provide text equivalents... (level 2) | 13.7 Longdesc for iframe |
| 1.1 For non-text content, provide text equivalents... (level 3) | 10.4 Long descriptions of images
10.6 D links (deprecated) |
| 1.2 Provide synchronized media equivalents for time-dependent presentations (level 1) | |
| 1.2 Provide synchronized media equivalents for time-dependent presentations (level 2) | |
| 1.2 Provide synchronized media equivalents for time-dependent presentations (level 3) | |
| 1.3 Ensure that information, functionality, and structure are separable from presentation (level 1) | 5.4 Short Quotations
5.5 Long Quotations
5.7 Markup and style sheets rather than images
5.8 Eight other structural elements
6.1 Ordered lists
6.2 Use style sheets to change list bullets
7.1 The caption element |
| 1.3 Ensure that information, functionality, and structure are separable from presentation (level 2) | |
| 1.3 Ensure that information, functionality, and structure are separable from presentation (level 3) | 7.3 Summarizing tables |
| 1.4 In visual presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground words and images from the background (level 1) | |
| 1.4 In visual presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground words and images from the background (level 2) | |
| 1.4 In visual presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground words and images from the background (level 3) | |
| 1.5 In default auditory presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground speech and sounds from background sounds (level 1) | |
| 1.5 In default auditory presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground speech and sounds from background sounds(level 2) | |
| 1.5 In default auditory presentations, make it easy to distinguish foreground speech and sounds from background sounds(level 3) | |
| 1.6 Make structure perceivable through presentation (level 1) | |
| 1.6 Make structure perceivable through presentation (level 2) | 3.1 Section Headings
3.2 Style Headers |
| 1.6 Make structure perceivable through presentation (level 3) | |
| 2.1 Make all functionality operable via a keyboard or a keyboard interface (level 1) | 9.8 Keyboard access
11.1 Use Client Side Image Map
11.2 Provide text links for server side image maps
11.3 Provide redundant text links for client side image map |
| 2.1 Make all functionality operable via a keyboard or a keyboard interface (level 2) | |
| 2.1 Make all functionality operable via a keyboard or a keyboard interface (level 3) | |
| 2.2 Allow users to control time limits... (level 1) | 1.2 Meta Redirect
1.3 Meta Refresh |
| 2.2 Allow users to control time limits... (level 2) | |
| 2.2 Allow users to control time limits... (level 3) | |
| 2.3 Allow users to avoid content that could cause photosensitive epileptic seizures (level 1) | |
| 2.3 Allow users to avoid content that could cause photosensitive epileptic seizures (level 2) | |
| 2.3 Allow users to avoid content that could cause photosensitive epileptic seizures (level 3) | |
| 2.4 Facilitate the ability of users to orient themselves and move within the content (level 1) | |
| 2.4 Facilitate the ability of users to orient themselves and move within the content (level 2) | 2.4 link Element (structure)
7.4 Terse substitutes for header labels
7.5 Identifying groups of rows
7.6 Identifying groups of columns
7.7 Specifying the set of data cells for which each header cell
7.8 Associating header cells with data cells
7.9 Categorizing data cells
7.11 Row and column headings
8.1 Table elements allowed in layout tables
8.2 Summaries of layout tables
8.3 Linear reading order of tables
9.4 Link Groups
9.5 tabindex to skip link groups
9.6 Skipping Link Groups
9.7 Hide link groups
10.8 ASCII art
14.1 Tab order in forms
14.2 Grouping form controls
14.3 Grouping options of select elements
14.4 Labeling form controls |
| 2.4 Facilitate the ability of users to orient themselves and move within the content (level 3) | 7.2 The title attribute on the table element |
| 2.5 Help users avoid mistakes and make it easy to correct them (level 1) | |
| 2.5 Help users avoid mistakes and make it easy to correct them (level 2) | |
| 2.5 Help users avoid mistakes and make it easy to correct them (level 3) | |
| 3.1 Ensure that the meaning of content can be determined (level 1) | 5.2 Abbreviations
5.3 Acronym |
| 3.1 Ensure that the meaning of content can be determined (level 2) | 4.1 Changes In Language
4.2 Identify Primary Language |
| 3.1 Ensure that the meaning of content can be determined (level 3) | 2.5 link Element (alternate docs)
7.1 The caption element
7.3 Summarizing tables
9.3 Image and text links side by side
13.1 Providing a frame title
13.2 Describing frame relationships (deprecated) |
| 3.2 Organize content consistently from "page to page" and... (level 1) | 9.9 Anchors and targets |
| 3.2 Organize content consistently from "page to page" and... (level 2) | |
| 3.2 Organize content consistently from "page to page" and... (level 3) | 9.1 Supplement link text with the title attribute
9.2 Text for images used as links |
| 4.1 Use technologies according to specification (level 1) | 2.3 Doctype Declaration
5.1 Emphasis
5.6 Misuse of blockquote
7.10 Misuse of the pre element |
| 4.1 Use technologies according to specification (level 2) | |
| 4.1 Use technologies according to specification (level 3) | |
| 4.2 Ensure that user interfaces are accessible or provide an accessible alternative(s) (level 1) | 12.4 Embedding multimedia objects
13.3 Writing for browsers that do not support FRAME
13.4 Frame sources |
| 4.2 Ensure that user interfaces are accessible or provide an accessible alternative(s) (level 2) | |
| 4.2 Ensure that user interfaces are accessible or provide an accessible alternative(s) (level 3) | |