Section 508 Review
(a) Text equivalent for non-text elements
(b) Synchronized alternatives for multimedia
(c) Information conveyed in color is also available without color
(d) Readable documents without style sheets
(e) Server-side image map for redundant links
(f) Client-side image maps will be provided instead of server-side image maps
(g) Row and column headers for data tables
(h) Markup for two or more logical levels if headers in a table
(i) Titled frames for identification and Navigation
(l) Identify scripts with functional text
(n) Structure forms with instructions and cues
(o) Skip repetitive navigation links
(p) Timed response alert and extension
Section 508 (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.
- Option A - Check for the string 'Text Version' within the document.
- Option B - Check for a Global Text Version Link within the document.
- Option C - Check for an Accessibility Policy Link within the document.
Similar Standards
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0)
11.4 If, after best efforts, you cannot create an accessible page, provide a link to an alternative page that uses W3C technologies, is accessible, has equivalent information (or functionality), and is updated as often as the inaccessible (original) page. [Priority 1]
We advise using Universal Design Principles and all the Section 508 standards from (a) to (j) and (l) to (p) for the design of your web page. Text only pages should be the last resort because if all the universal design principles are followed it, text only pages are no longer necessary.