Section 508 Review

Section 508 (i)

All frame elements used should be titled and navigable

Similar Standards

• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
  1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  
  
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0)
  
  • 12.1 Title each frame to facilitate frame identification and navigation. [Priority 1]
  • 12.2 Describe the purpose of frames and how frames relate to each other if it is not obvious by frame titles alone. [Priority 2]

Example:

Frame Element Example

Wave errors related to Section 508i

Icon	Title	Description	Recommended Actions
	ERROR: Frame missing title	A frame does not have a "title" attribute or value.	Provide a frame title that clearly provides the content or functionality of the frame.

For the website shown earlier it would not be possible for people using assitive technology, to differentiate between the frame with the search engines and the frame with the text content. If frame elements are used then, it should be labelled and its content should comply with all the other section 508 requirements

Also, a frame element can be replaced by using a CSS to navigate and view the contents within the frame