Readable

3.1 Readable

Make text content readable and understandable.

Language of Page

(A)

3.1.1 Language of Page

The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined.

9.3.1.1 Main language specified

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when making your portal accessible.

General implementation

The main language of the portal and application pages is displayed in the source code in the opening HTML tag as a "lang" attribute.

Language of Parts

(AA)

3.1.2 Language of Parts

The human language of each passage or phrase in the content can be programmatically determined except for proper names, technical terms, words of indeterminate language, and words or phrases that have become part of the vernacular of the immediately surrounding text.

9.3.1.2 Words and passages in other languages distinguished

Relevance and applicability

This guideline is relevant when making your portal accessible.

General implementation

The implementation of this guideline is primarily an authorial task to be completed by the Web author.

As an application developer, you can use any HTML structural elements in a Static Text field (for example). Mark up foreign language texts there.

Unusual Words

(AAA)

3.1.3 Unusual Words

A mechanism is available for identifying specific definitions of words or phrases used in an unusual or restricted way, including idioms and jargon.

Relevance and applicability

This success criterion has no direct or technical relationship with Intrexx. This success criterion is satisfied exclusively by the authorial tasks of the Web author.

Abbreviations

(AAA)

3.1.4 Abbreviations

A mechanism for identifying the expanded form or meaning of abbreviations is available.

Relevance and applicability

This success criterion has no direct or technical relationship with Intrexx. This success criterion is satisfied exclusively by the authorial tasks of the Web author.

Reading Level

(AAA)

3.1.5 Reading Level

When text requires reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level after removal of proper names and titles, supplemental content, or a version that does not require reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level, is available.

Relevance and applicability

This success criterion has no direct or technical relationship with Intrexx. This success criterion is satisfied exclusively by the authorial tasks of the Web author.

Pronunciation

(AAA)

3.1.6 Pronunciation

A mechanism is available for identifying specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation.

Relevance and applicability

This success criterion has no direct or technical relationship with Intrexx. This success criterion is satisfied exclusively by the authorial tasks of the Web author.