Techniques for WCAG 2.0

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G192: Fully conforming to specifications

Applicability

This technique relates to all markup languages with specifications.

This technique relates to:

Description

When markup languages are used in a way that fully conforms to their specifications, all of the requirements in 4.1.1 are met. Therefore, while fully conforming to specifications is not required to conform to WCAG 2.0, it is a best practice and is sufficient to meet Success Criterion 4.1.1.

Examples

Tests

Procedure

  1. Check that all technologies are used according to specification.

Note: While validators can be great tools for catching errors, they usually cannot catch all cases where content fails to fully conform to a specification.

Expected Results