Section 508 (l)

Whenever JavaScript elements are used, provide alternative NoScript Element

Similar Standards

• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
  
  • Principle 4: Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.
  • Guideline 2.1 Keyboard Accessible: Make all functionality available from a keyboard
    
    
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0)
  
  • 6.2 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes. [Priority 1]
  • 6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported. If this is not possible, provide equivalent information on an alternative accessible page. [Priority 1]
  • 6.4 For scripts and applets, ensure that event handlers are input device-independent. [Priority 2]

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