[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR1194.22]

[Page 513-514]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
 CHAPTER XI--ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
 
PART 1194_ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Technical Standards
 
Sec. 1194.22  Web-based intranet and internet information and applications.

    (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided 
(e.g., via ``alt'', ``longdesc'', or in element content).
    (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be 
synchronized with the presentation.
    (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed 
with color is also available without color, for example from context or 
markup.
    (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without 
requiring an associated style sheet.
    (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of 
a server-side image map.
    (f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side 
image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available 
geometric shape.
    (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.
    (h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells 
for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column 
headers.
    (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame 
identification and navigation.
    (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker 
with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
    (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.
    (l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to 
create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall 
be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive 
technology.
    (m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other 
application be present on the client system to interpret page content, 
the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with 
Sec. 1194.21(a) through (l).
    (n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the 
form shall allow people using assistive technology to access the 
information, field elements, and functionality required for completion 
and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.
    (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive 
navigation links.
    (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and 
given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
    Note to Sec. 1194.22: 1. The Board interprets paragraphs (a) 
through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1

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Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) 
(May 5, 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World 
Wide Web Consortium:

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                                                               WCAG 1.0
                 Section 1194.22  paragraph                   checkpoint
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(a)........................................................          1.1
(b)........................................................          1.4
(c)........................................................          2.1
(d)........................................................          6.1
(e)........................................................          1.2
(f)........................................................          9.1
(g)........................................................          5.1
(h)........................................................          5.2
(i)........................................................         12.1
(j)........................................................          7.1
(k)........................................................         11.4
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     2. Paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of this section are 
different from WCAG 1.0. Web pages that conform to WCAG 1.0, level A 
(i.e., all priority 1 checkpoints) must also meet paragraphs (l), (m), 
(n), (o), and (p) of this section to comply with this section. WCAG 1.0 
is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505.