LC 558: Technique 'Using semantic markup whenever color cues are used'

Hi,

I had an action item to write a technique for Situation A of How to Meet 
1.3.2. Here it is. This is basically copied from the Review page that you 
get after filling in the Techniques Submission Form.


Short Name: Using semantic markup whenever color cues are used
Technique Category: General Techniques
Guideline Reference: content-structure-separation-without-color
Success Criterion Reference: [1.3.2]


Applicability:
All technologies that support color and text.


UA Issues:
See HTML technique H49: Using semantic markup to mark emphasized or special 
text (http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20060427/#H49)


Description:
The objective of this technique is to combine color and semantic markup to 
convey information. Most users can quickly scan the content to locate 
information conveyed by using color. For users who cannot see color, 
semantic markup can provide a different type of cue. User agents can then 
make this type of structure perceivable to the user, for example using a 
different visual presentation for different types of structures or by using 
a different voice or pitch in an auditory presentation.

[copied from H49:]
Most user agents will visually distinguish text that has been identified 
using semantic markup. Some assistive technologies provide a mechanism for 
determining the characteristics of content that has been created using 
proper semantic markup.


Example 1 Head: Color and strong emphasis for required form fields
Example 1 Description:
An HTML form contains several required fields. The labels for the required 
fields are displayed in red. In addition, the text of each label is marked 
up with the STRONG element for stronger emphasis. The instructions for 
completing the form indicate that "all required fields are displayed in red 
and are emphasized", followed by an example.


Resource 1 Title: Phrase elements: EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, 
CITE, ABBR, and ACRONYM
Resource 1 URI: 
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/text.html#h-9.2.1


Related Techniques:
G122
H49


Test Procedure:
For any content where color is used to convey information:
1. Check that the same information is available through semantic markup.

Expected Result:
Check #1 is true.


Regards,

Christoph


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Christophe Strobbe
K.U.Leuven - Departement of Electrical Engineering - Research Group on 
Document Architectures
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Received on Wednesday, 14 June 2006 17:37:39 UTC