Accessibility Support for HTML 4.01 on Windows XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 and JAWS 9
Ways of using HTML 4.01 that are supported
The following are uses where all results indicate that the use was accessibility supported.
- A used to identify links (H30)
- alt and the body of APPLET used as a text alternative (H35)
- alt on AREA used as a text alternative (H24)
- alt on IMG used as a text alternative (H37)
- alt on INPUT button used as a text alternative (H36)
- alt set to null used to indicate that non-text content should be ignored (H67)
- BLOCKQUOTE used to identify quotations (H49)
- body of A used to describe the purpose of a link (H30)
- BUTTON type='submit' used to initiate an action (H32)
- BUTTON used to identify a button (H91)
- colspan on TD used to span columns in a cell (H51)
- colspan on TH used to span columns in a cell (H51)
- FIELDSET and LEGEND used to describe groups of form controls (H71)
- H1-H6 used to identify headings (H42)
- id and headers on TD used to associate data cells with header cells (H43)
- Indicating required groups of radio buttons or check boxes (H90)
- Indicating required input controls in the label (H90)
- Indicating required input controls using an asterisk (H90)
- INPUT type=submit used to initiate an action (H32)
- LABEL used to associate text labels with form controls (H44)
- link text and enclosing LI used to identify the purpose of a link (H77)
- link text and enclosing P used to identify the purpose of a link (H78)
- link text and enclosing TD and associated table headings used to identify the purpose of a link (H79)
- link text and preceding heading element used to identify the purpose of a link (H80)
- OL used to indicate an ordered list (H48)
- selected on OPTION used to indicate which option is selected (H85)
- start on OL used to indicate a starting number in an ordered list (H48)
- summary used provide an overview of data tables (H73)
- SUP used to indicate superscript (H49)
- TABLE used to present tabular information (H51)
- target=_blank on A used to open a new window (H83)
- TD used to identify a table cell (H51)
- TH used to identify a table header cell (H51)
- THEAD used to identify a table header (H51)
- title on FRAME used to identify a frame (H64)
- title on IFRAME used to identify an iframe (H64)
- title on INPUT used to identify form controls (H65)
- TITLE used to provide a page title (H25)
- title used to provide name for button (H91)
- title used to provide name for Select element (H91)
- TR used to identify a table row (H51)
- TT used for teletype or monospaced text (H49)
- type on OL used to indicate numbering style (H48)
- UL used to group links (H50)
- UL used to indicate an unordered list (H48)
Ways of using HTML 4.01 that are not supported
The following are uses where all results indicate that the use was not accessibility supported.
- alt on APPLET used as a text alternative (H35)
- body of APPLET used as a text alternative (H35)
- DFN used to identify the defining instance of a word (H49)
- KBD used to indicate text to be entered by the user (H49)
- LINK used to describe relationship of a Web page to a set of Web pages (H59)
- LINK used to provide a link to a glossary (H60)
- longdesc on IFRAME used to describe the contents of an IFRAME (H45)
- Q used to identify a short quotation (H49)
- S used to indicate strike-through text (H49)
- SUB used to indicate subscript (H49)
- tabindex=-1 used to remove items from the tab order
- TFOOT used to identify a table footer (H51)
- title and ABBR used as a text alternative for ASCII art, emoticons, and leetspeak (H86)
- title and ABBR used to provide an expansion for an abbreviation (H28)
- title and ACRONYM used to provide an expansion for an acronym (H28)
- title on DIV used to identify a section
- title used to supplement link text (H33)
- type on UL used to indicate bullet style (H48)
- Unicode right-to-left and left-to-right marks used to mix text direction inline (H34)
- Using title to provide context-sensitive help (H89)
Ways of using HTML 4.01 that are partially supported
The following are uses where all results indicate that the use was partially supported.
- ADDRESS used to identify author information (H49)
- alt set to null on IMG used when combined with adjacent links to the same resource (H2)
- axis used to categorize table cells (H51)
- CAPTION used to associate table captions with data tables (H39)
- CODE used to designate a fragment of computer code (H49)
- COL used to group together attribute specifications for table columns (H50)
- DEL used to identify deleted text (H49)
- INS used to indicate inserted text (H49)
- label on OPTION and OPTGROUP used to provide abbreviated labels (H85)
- link text in a nested list combined with parent list item to identify the purpose of a link (H81)
- OPTGROUP and OPTION with SELECT used to indicate groups of related options (H85)
- STRONG used to indicate strong emphasis (H49)
- tabindex used to control focus order (H4)
- type on LI used to indicate list item style (H48)
- value on LI used to reset sequence number (H48)
Ways of using HTML 4.01 that require additional review
The following are uses where testers reported different results. Additional investigation will be carried out to determine if there is a test error or to document the conditions that led to different results.
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