Web Accessibility Checker : Check Details

Element

script

Error Type

Likely

Guidelines

BITV 1.0 (Level 2)
Level 1
6.1 Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets.
Section 508
D - stylesheets in use
Stanca Act
Requirement 15: Script/Object Alternatives
WCAG 1.0 (Level A)
Priority 1
6.1 Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AA)
Priority 1
6.1 Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AAA)
Priority 1
6.1 Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets.

Requirement

Content must be readable when stylesheets are not applied (SCRIPT).

Error

Content possibly not readable when stylesheets are removed (SCRIPT).

Short Description

This error is generated for each SCRIPT element.

How To Determine

Question	Is this page readable when stylesheets are removed?
PASS	Page is readable when stylesheets are removed.
FAIL	Page is not readable when stylesheets are removed.

Steps To Check

Procedure

1. Remove or disable each SCRIPT element.
2. Check if the content is still readable.

Expected Result

1. The content must be readable when SCRIPTs are not applied.

Failed Result

1. Modify the content so it is readable when SCRIPTs are not applied.

Examples

Pass Examples

Does not contain a SCRIPT element.

<!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 #94 - Negative</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Fail Examples

Contains a SCRIPT element.

<!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 #94 - Positive</title>
</head>
<body>
<script/>
<noscript>Alternate content for script</noscript>
</body>
</html>