applet elements HTML and XHTML Documents that load Java applets where applet is not deprecated.
This technique relates to:
Provide a text alternative for an applet by using the alt attribute to label an applet
and providing the text alternative in the body of the applet element. In this technique, both mechanisms
are required due to the varying support of the alt attribute and applet body text by
user agents.
Example Code:
<applet code="tictactoe.class" width="250" height="250" alt="tic-tac-toe game">
tic-tac-toe game
</applet> View the source code of the applet element
Check that the applet element contains an alt attribute with a text alternative
for the applet
Check that the applet element contains a text alternative for the applet in the body of the applet element
Checks #2 and #3 are true.
If this is a sufficient technique for a success criterion, failing this test procedure does not necessarily mean that the success criterion has not been satisfied in some other way, only that this technique has not been successfully implemented and can not be used to claim conformance.
Techniques are informative—that means they are not required. The basis for determining conformance to WCAG 2.0 is the success criteria from the WCAG 2.0 standard—not the techniques. For important information about techniques, please see the Understanding Techniques for WCAG Success Criteria section of Understanding WCAG 2.0.