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EIT Robust Standards

Robust Standards

Content can be used reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies

WCAG Guideline 4.1

Compatible: Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies

Success Criteria 4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)

In content implemented using markup languages, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique, except where the specifications allow these features. 

Note: Start and end tags that are missing a critical character in their formation, such as a closing angle bracket or a mismatched attribute value quotation mark are not complete.

Success Criteria 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

For all user interface components (including but not limited to: form elements, links and components generated by scripts), the name and role can be programmatically determined; states, properties, and values that can be set by the user can be programmatically set; and notification of changes to these items is available to user agents, including assistive technologies. 

Note: This success criterion is primarily for Web authors who develop or script their own user interface components. For example, standard HTML controls already meet this success criterion when used according to specification.

Please refer to WCAG's website for more specific information included about the above guidelines extracted