Stanca Act

Abbreviation	STANCA
Long Name	Stanca Act (Italian accessibility law)
Published Date	2005-12-20
URL	http://www.pubbliaccesso.it/index.htm
Status	Enabled
Open To Public	Yes

Checks

Requirement 1: Conform To Specifications

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
html	Known	Strict doctype is declared.	225
html	Known	Document validates to specification.	232

Requirement 2: No Frames

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
frame	Known	<code>frame</code> element is not used.	234
frameset	Known	<code>frameset</code> element is not used.	233

Requirement 3: Text Equivalents

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
img	Known	All <code>img</code> elements have an <code>alt</code> attribute.	1
img	Likely	Alt text is not the same as the filename unless author has confirmed it is correct.	2
img	Potential	Image Alt text is short.	3
img	Likely	Non-Decorative images must have Alt text.	4
img	Likely	Important images should not have spacer Alt text.	5
img	Likely	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements is not placeholder text unless author has confirmed it is correct.	6
img	Potential	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements contains all text in the image unless the image text is decorative or appears elsewhere in the document.	11
img	Potential	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements is the empty string ("") if the image is decorative.	16
img	Potential	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements that are not used as source anchors conveys the same information as the image.	178
input	Likely	Image used in <code>input</code> element - Alt text should not be the same as the filename.	61
input	Likely	Image used in <code>input</code> element - Alt text should not be placeholder text.	62

Requirement 4: Color Specific

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
applet	Potential	<code>applet</code> should not use color alone.	21
img	Potential	For all <code>img</code> elements, text does not refer to the image by color alone.	14
input	Potential	<code>input</code> should not use color alone.	55
object	Potential	<code>object</code> must not use color alone.	73
script	Potential	Color alone should not be used in the <code>script</code>.	86

Requirement 5: Flicker

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
applet	Potential	<code>applets</code> cause screen flicker.	22
img	Potential	All <code>img</code> elements have associated images that do not flicker.	10
object	Potential	All <code>objects</code> do not flicker.	30
script	Potential	<code>script</code> should not cause screen flicker.	87

Requirement 6: Visual Contrast

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
body	Known	The contrast between text and background colors is greater than WAI ERT color algorithm threshold.	226
body	Known	The contrast between link text and background color is greater than WAI ERT color algorithm threshold.	227
body	Known	The contrast between active link text and background color is greater than WAI ERT color algorithm threshold.	228
body	Known	The contrast between visited link text and background color is greater than WAI ERT color algorithm threshold.	229

Requirement 7: Avoid Server-side Image Maps

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
img	Potential	Server-side image maps are not used except when image map regions cannot be defined using an available geometric shape.	196

Requirement 8: Text Links For Server-side Image Maps

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
img	Potential	All active areas in all server-side image maps have duplicate text links in the document.	132

Requirement 9: Data Table Header Elements

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
table	Potential	All data tables contain <code>th</code> elements.	136

Requirement 10: Data Table Header Elements Multiple Levels

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
table	Potential	Use <code>thead</code> to group repeated table headers, <code>tfoot</code> for repeated table footers, and <code>tbody</code> for other groups of rows.	230
table	Potential	Use <code>colgroup</code> and <code>col</code> elements to group columns.	231

Requirement 11: Use Style Sheets

Requirement 12: Use relative rather than absolute units of measure

Requirement 13: Layout Table Linearize And Markup

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
table	Known	All layout <code>tables</code> have an empty <code>summary</code> attribute or no <code>summary</code> attribute.	114
table	Known	All layout tables do not contain <code>caption</code> elements.	115
table	Potential	All layout <code>tables</code> make sense when linearized.	133
table	Potential	All layout tables do not contain <code>th</code> elements.	137

Requirement 14: Form Labels

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
input	Known	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "password", have an explicitly associated <code>label</code>.	118
input	Known	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "checkbox", have an explicitly associated <code>label</code>.	119
input	Known	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "file", have an explicitly associated <code>label</code>.	120
input	Known	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "radio", have an explicitly associated <code>label</code>.	121
input	Potential	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "password", have a label that is positioned close to the control.	122
input	Potential	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "checkbox", have a label that is positioned close to the control.	123
input	Potential	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "file", have a label that is positioned close to the control.	124
input	Potential	All <code>input</code> elements, <code>type</code> of "radio", have a label that is positioned close to the control.	125

Requirement 15: Script/Object Alternatives

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
applet	Potential	<code>applet</code> contains a text equivalent in the <code>alt</code> attribute of the <code>applet</code>.	23
applet	Potential	Text equivalents for <code>applet</code> must be updated if <code>applet</code> changes.	24
applet	Potential	<code>applet</code> contains a text equivalent in the body of the <code>applet</code>.	25
embed	Known	<code>embed</code> must have <code>alt</code> attribute.	165
embed	Known	<code>embed</code> must not have empty Alt text.	166
noembed	Potential	<code>noembed</code> must have equivalent content.	164
object	Potential	All <code>objects</code> contain a text equivalent of the <code>object</code>.	80
object	Potential	Text equivalents for <code>object</code> should be updated if <code>object</code> changes - (classid).	127
object	Potential	Content must be usable when <code>object</code>s are disabled.	128
script	Potential	Content must be accessible when <code>script</code> is disabled.	88
script	Known	<code>script</code> must have a <code>noscript</code> section.	90
script	Likely	Content must be readable when stylesheets are not applied (SCRIPT).	94

Requirement 16: Script/Object Accessible

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
all elements	Known	All <code>onclick</code> event handlers have an associated <code>onkeypress</code> event handler.	102
all elements	Potential	All <code>ondblclick</code> event handlers have corresponding keyboard-specific functions.	103
all elements	Known	All <code>onmousedown</code> event handlers have an associated <code>onkeydown</code> event handler.	104
all elements	Potential	All <code>onmousemove</code> event handlers have corresponding keyboard-specific functions.	105
all elements	Known	All <code>onmouseout</code> event handlers have an associated <code>onblur</code> event handler.	106
all elements	Known	All <code>onmouseover</code> event handlers have an associated <code>onfocus</code> event handler.	107
all elements	Known	All <code>onmouseup</code> event handlers have an associated <code>onkeyup</code> event handler.	108
applet	Potential	<code>applet</code> user interface must be accessible.	26
object	Potential	<code>object</code> user interface must be accessible - (classid).	129
script	Potential	User interface for <code>script</code> must be accessible.	89

Requirement 17: Objects Are Accessible

Requirement 18: Synchronized Text Equivalents For Multimedia

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
a	Likely	Links to multimedia require a text transcript.	20
a	Likely	Links to multimedia have a link to text alternative.	145
object	Potential	<code>object</code> link to multimedia file must have text transcript.	77
object	Potential	<code>object</code> link to multimedia file require equivalent alternatives (e.g., captions or auditory descriptions of the visual track).	146

Requirement 19: Link Text

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
a	Potential	Link text is meaningful when read out of context.	19
a	Known	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements used as source anchors is different from the link text.	175
a	Potential	The <code>title</code> attribute of all source <code>a</code> (anchor) elements describes the link destination.	191
area	Potential	Alt text for all <code>area</code> elements identifies the link destination.	65
body	Potential	A "skip to content" link appears on all pages with blocks of material prior to the main document.	28
img	Potential	Alt text for all <code>img</code> elements used as source anchors identifies the destination of the link.	15

Requirement 20: Time Limits

Element	Error Type	Description	Check ID
meta	Known	Auto-redirect must not be used.	71
meta	Known	Meta refresh is not used with a time-out.	72

Requirement 21: Links Selectable And Dimensions

Requirement 22: Alternate Accessible Page