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Re: Is noscript really needed to comply with 508>

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From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: Jul 22, 2011 12:15PM

NoScript is not absolutely required.
Ensure you provide textual information to operate the functionality and
you are fine.

Andrew has this correct.


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Kirkpatrick [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 9:53 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Is noscript really needed to comply with 508>

I have a customer who's site is heavily dependent on JavaScript and must
meet Section 508. Section 508 1194.22 Para-L is usually interpreted to
require a noscript option for each script that produces functional text.

I've never understood it to mean that. It means that scripts need to
create functional text, not that you need to provide a fallback to
scripts.

The 1194.22(l) VPAT would possibly say (if true): This web site utilizes
scripting for some interface elements and textual information. In all
cases textual information and information about the interface elements
is available to assistive technologies as functional text.

You can get as specific as you feel you need to about the details of
course. The main thing is making sure it actually works.

AWK