Web Development
Web Developer Guidelines
Visual Design Recommendations

Checkpoint 1.1 - XML/XSLT

Allow authors to associate text descriptions with any non-text content (graphics, sound, multimedia, scripts, etc.)

XML Accessibility Guidelines

Guideline 1. Ensure that authors can associate multiple media objects as alternatives

If the XML grammar is defined too restrictively the author will not have the flexibility to provide alternative content for different user devices as needed for the target audiences.

Requirement

For all content defined in the XML grammar ensure that content alternatives are available to the user of the grammar

Techniques

For graphical objects include a text description element for use by the author if required. For example, in SVG, the <desc> element can be used to describe the graphic.


<svg width="6in" height="4.5in" viewBox="0 0 600 450">
   <title>Network</title>
   <desc>An example of a computer network based on a hub</desc>
</svg>

Information Source

The original source of this information is located on the W3C web site  (www.w3.org/TR/xag#cp1_1)

 

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