Utilizing HTML's built-in device-independence features
| |
Design Element |
Benefits |
Because... |
| 1 |
Well formed, standards compliant HTML. Page content organized
within the HTML ontological model, utilizing defined logical
elements as intended |
Client programs |
Highly predictable, well structured code. Client can concentrate
on handling the content |
| 2 |
Separation of content from presentation using simple logical
HTML and Cascading Style Sheets |
Client programs, users |
Client program has logically structured content to handle,
presentation info is available if client can handle it, and
user can control presentation if needed |
| 3 |
Provide alternatives to auditory and visual content (including
captioning for video) |
Users |
Not everyone can see or hear |
| 4 |
Label elements, including graphics (alt attribute) and tables
(summary attribute) |
Users |
Understand what you cannot see. Know the purpose of an element. |
| 5 |
In data tables, associate cells with headers by using scope,
id, and headers attributes |
Client programs, users |
Allows identification information to be available at the time
the cell is read or heard |
