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Section 508 guidelines

Section 508 Guidelines (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). If we properly separate our three layers, we remove most of the situations in which we would have to provide text equivalents. Markup should only include img tags when the image is actually part of the content of the page (i.e. Flickr or Boston.com's The Big Picture ). The lesson: Logos, navigation, buttons and other content elements are not proper uses of img tags. When non-text content is necessary, use title and alt attributes. (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. That fancy Java slideshow applet that adds ripple effects to the slides probably isn't necessary. Simplify your life and make basic HTML pages styled with CSS instead. The lesson: If you do need multimedia capabilities, use technologies that have acce