Web Accessibility Checker : Check Details

Element

object

Error Type

Potential

Guidelines

BITV 1.0 (Level 2)
Level 1
6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported.
Stanca Act
Requirement 15: Script/Object Alternatives
WCAG 1.0 (Level A)
Priority 1
6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AA)
Priority 1
6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AAA)
Priority 1
6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported.

Requirement

Content must be usable when objects are disabled.

Error

Content may not be usable when object is disabled.

Short Description

If object element contains a CLASSid attribute and any text then this error will be generated.

How To Determine

Question	Is the content usable when the `object` is disabled?
PASS	Content is usable when `object` is disabled.
FAIL	Content is not usable when `object` is disabled.

Steps To Check

Procedure

1. Remove or disable each object element in the content.
2. View the content with the object removed or disabled.

Expected Result

1. The content is expected to be usable with the object removed or disabled.

Failed Result

1. Modify the content so it is usable when the object is removed or disabled.

Examples

Pass Examples

Contains an object element with a valid CLASSid attribute but contains no text.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #128 - Negative</title>
</head>
<body>
<object classid="foo"/>
</body>
</html>

Fail Examples

Contains an object element with a valid CLASSid attribute and contains text.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #128 - Positive</title>
</head>
<body>
<object classid="foo">text equiv for object</object>
</body>
</html>