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Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user interfaces

This checkpoint is mostly about scripts and applets that are written in languages other than HTML. The checkpoint is:

  • Make programmatic elements such as scripts and applets directly accessible or compatible with assistive technologies [Priority 1]

Why the checkpoints are important

This guideline stresses the need to make sure that whatever technology you use to create the embedded feature, for example, Java applets, media players (e.g., Windows Media Player, RealVideo, QuickTime), Flash animations, and Shockwave scripts, the interfaces need to follow accessible design principles, such as device-independent access to functionality, keyboard operability and so on