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Technique List

Techniques used to satisfy 1.1.1 (Non-text Content
Technique Technology Implementations
Using CSS to include decorative images CSS 6
Providing the accepted name or a descriptive name of the non-text content General 6
Ensuring that the Web Page contains another CAPTCHA serving the same purpose using a different modality General 1
Providing a descriptive label that describes the purpose of live audio-only and live video-only content General 4
Providing a long description in another location with a link to it that is immediately adjacent to the non-text content General 1
Providing a long description in text near the non-text content, with a reference to the location of the long description in the short description General 1
Providing a text alternative that identifies the purpose of the non-text content General 11
Providing long description for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information General 1
Providing short text alternative for non-text content that serves the same purpose and presents the same information as the non-text content General 12
Providing short text alternatives that provide a brief description of the non-text content General 8
Combining adjacent image and text links for the same resource (X)HTML 4
Providing text alternatives for the <area> elements of image maps (X)HTML 2
Providing link text that describes the purpose of a link for anchor elements (X)HTML 12
Providing text alternatives on <applet> elements (X)HTML 1
Using alt attributes on images used as submit buttons (X)HTML 2
Using "alt" attributes on <img> elements (X)HTML 9
Using label elements to associate text labels with form controls (X)HTML 8
Using the body of the <object> element (X)HTML 2
Using the title attribute to identify form controls when the label element cannot be used (X)HTML 3
Using null alt text and no title attribute on img elements for images that AT should ignore (X)HTML 8
Providing text alternatives for ASCII art, emoticons, and leetspeak (X)HTML 2