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Section 508 Standards (All Checkpoints)
Images (A)
Multimedia (B)
Color (C)
Styles (D)
Server Image Maps (E)
Client Image Maps (F)
Simple Tables (G)
Complex Tables (H)
Frames (I)
Screen Flicker (J)
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Scripts (L)
Plug-ins (M)
Forms (N)
Skip Navigation (O)
Timed Response (P)
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Semantic Validation

Overview Evaluation Questions Solutions


These are the evaluation questions associated with this checkpoint, followed by the evaluation tool/method used to answer the question.

  1. Must repair: Does the text of each link describe where the link goes? (fix if "no")

    • Firefox / Illinois: Navigation > Links

  2. Must repair: Do any links with the same text point to different places? (fix if "yes")

    • Visual Inspection

Best practice: are headings properly nested by level? (fix if "no")

  • Firefox / Illinois: Navigation > Headings

Best practice: do headings accurately reflect the structure of the document content? (fix if "no")

  • Visual Inspection

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