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"This is a sample of unformatted normal text." (default Verdana medium text enclosed in P tag)
<p>This is a sample of unformatted normal text." (default Verdana
medium text enclosed in P tag)</p>
XHTML file with embedded styles which fixes text at Times New Roman, 12 point.
This is a sample of unformatted normal text.
<p style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'">This is a sample of
unformatted normal text.</p>
This code was generated in 2002. For an example of code generated in Word 2008, see the Microsoft Office Page. The code still generates extensive styles that may not be needed.
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<style >
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margin:0in;
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margin:0in;
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mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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<body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.25in' >
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| Cynthia Says - Web Content Accessibility Report Powered by HiSoftware Content Quality Technology Let us know what you think by completing this feedback form Verified File Name: http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/e/j/ejp10/tempaccess/badpage.html Date and Time: 10/23/2003 1:45:00 PM Failed Automated Verification Emulated Browser: Cynthia 1.0 |
| The level of detail setting for the report is to show all detail. |
| Checkpoints | Passed | ||
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| 508 Standards, Section 1194.22 | Yes | No | Other |
A. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content).
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No | ||
B. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.
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N/A | ||
| C. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. | |||
D. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.
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E. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map.
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N/A | ||
F. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (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.
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N/A | ||
G. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.
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H. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (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.
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I. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation.
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N/A | ||
J. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
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| K. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. | |||
| (k) Option A - Check for the string 'Text Version' within the document. | N/V | ||
| (k) Option B - Check for a Global Text Version Link within the document. | N/V | ||
| (k) Option C - Check for an Accessibility Policy Link within the document. | N/V | ||
L. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (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.
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M. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (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).
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Yes | ||
| N. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (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. | |||
O. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.
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| P. 508 Standards, Section 1194.22, (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | |||
Checkpoint Result Legend: Yes = Passed Automated Verification, No = Failed Automated Verification, Warning = Failed Automated Verification, however, configured not to cause page to fail (Priority 2 or 3 only), N/V = Not selected for verification, N/A = No related elements were found in document (Visual only), No Value = Visual Checkpoint
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HiSoftware Alt Text Quality Report
Verified File Name: http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/e/j/ejp10/tempaccess/badpage.html Date and Time: 10/23/2003 1:45:00 PM Failed Automated Verification Emulated Browser: Cynthia 1.0 |
| Checkpoints | Passed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Other | |
| 1.1 Validate that the alt text does not use the word image When users add alternative text to an image they tend to add the word "Image" when it really says nothing about the image, but describes the object versus the meaning of the object. This check will fail a page for the use of the word image in the alternative text.
Image Alternative Text should not contain the word "Image"
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No | ||
| 1.2 Validate that the alt text does not contain the text: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .jpeg Many content creation tools will automatically add alternative text when you add an image to your content. The text is generally the image name. Validate that: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .jpeg, are not found in the alt text.
Image alternative text should not contain : .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .jpeg
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No | ||
| 1.6 Validate that the alt text does not contain the text "image" Many content creation tools will automatically add alternative text when you add an image to your content. The text is generally the image name or the word image with a number associated, like image001. This checkpoint will fail a page if the string image is found in the alternative text.
Image alternative text should not contain the text "image"
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No | ||
| 2.1 Validate that Alternative Text is greater than 7 and less than 81 characters in length Short alternative text may not be valid, warn the report user if alternative text was found that is less than seven characters in length. Additionally alternative text should not be larger than 80 characters, if the alt text is greater the long description attribute should be used. This check validates that the alt attribute does not exceed 80 characters in length.
The alternative text failed the minimum/maximum allowed characters check
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Warning | ||
| 2.2 Validate that Alternative Text is not used to repeat words Alternative text should not be used to simply hide words with the hope of increasing your ranking on search engines. If you repeat a word more than 5 times your page may not be indexed.
The alternative text failed the maximum allowed repeated words check
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No | ||
Checkpoint Result Legend: Yes = Passed Automated Verification, No = Failed Automated Verification, Warning = Automated Verification Warning, N/V = Not Verified, N/A = No related elements were found in document, No Value = Visual Checkpoint
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LIFT is a Web editor plug-in which checks a Web page or site and provides a comprehensive report of potential accessibility and usability issues.
LIFT for Dreamweaver is available to Penn State Departments at a reduced rate via the Penn State Computer Store (search for "LIFT").
A sample report from 2002 is listed below, but the format may have changed since then.
| Date: | Thursday October 23 13:16:38 2003 |
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| Site: | Accessibility |
| Number of tests used: | 66 |
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Automatic |
35 |
Manual |
31 |
| Number of pages tested: | 1 |
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| Number of pages that: | Passed | Are pending (Manual) | Failed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Page file name | Automatic tests | Manual tests |
|---|---|---|
| a-presentation/badpage.html | 5 failed | 6 pending |

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Date:
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Thursday October 23 13:17:25 2003 |
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Site:
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Accessibility |
| Page: | a-presentation/badpage.html |
| Automatic test | Checkpoint | passed | are not applicable | failed |
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| APPLET with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| APPLET with valid CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Audio/video OBJECT with valid CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Banner image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Bullet image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Button image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Composition image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Decorative image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Form Button with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Hidden link with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Hotspot with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes (2) | ||
| INPUT with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Image OBJECT with valid CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Image with valid LONGDESC/D-LINK [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Link image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Map image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes (1) | ||
| No LONGDESC for spacer image [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| OBJECT with valid CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Repeated image with consistent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Repeated image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| SCRIPT with valid NOSCRIPT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Spacer image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Thumbnail image with valid ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Thumbnail with valid LONGDESC/D-LINK [508 a] | 508 a | yes | ||
| Cell of data table should refer to headers [508 g] | 508 g | yes | ||
| Data table should have headers [508 g] | 508 g | yes (1) | ||
| Data table with valid THs [508 g] | 508 g | yes | ||
| FRAME with valid TITLE [508 i] | 508 i | yes | ||
| IFRAME with valid TITLE [508 i] | 508 i | yes | ||
| Form Control with Label [508 n] | 508 n | yes (4) | ||
| Jump Menu is Device Independent [508 n] | 508 n | yes | ||
| Skip repetitive links [508 o] | 508 o | yes (1) | ||
| No auto redirect is used [508 p] | 508 p | yes | ||
| No auto refresh is used [508 p] | 508 p | yes |
| Manual test | Checkpoint | are not applicable | pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLET with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Audio/video OBJECT with equivalent CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Banner image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Button image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Composition image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Form Button with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Hidden link image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Hotspot with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| INPUT with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Image OBJECT with equivalent CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Link image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes (1) | |
| Linked AUDIO with equivalent CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| OBJECT with equivalent CONTENT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| SCRIPT with equivalent NOSCRIPT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Thumbnail image with equivalent ALT [508 a] | 508 a | yes | |
| Multimedia with equivalent audio description [508 b] | 508 b | yes | |
| Multimedia with synchronized alternative [508 b] | 508 b | yes | |
| Color is not essential [508 c] | 508 c | yes (1) | |
| Style sheets should not be necessary [508 d] | 508 d | yes (8) | |
| Links are needed for server-side image map [508 e] | 508 e | yes | |
| No server-side image maps should be used [508 f] | 508 f | yes | |
| Data tables should be defined by TABLE tag [508 g] | 508 g | yes | |
| Multiple headers should be marked in data tables [508 h] | 508 h | yes (1) | |
| Avoid causing the screen to flicker [508 j] | 508 j | yes | |
| GIFs do not cause the screen to flicker [508 j] | 508 j | yes (1) | |
| Text only equivalent page may be needed [508 k] | 508 k | yes | |
| Scripts are accessible [508 l] | 508 l | yes | |
| Link to plug-in is present [508 m] | 508 m | yes | |
| Form is accessible [508 n] | 508 n | yes (1) | |
| Proprietary tags are used [sugg] | sugg | yes |
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