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A standardized approach for manual inspection of Web content for conformance with the Revised Section 508 Standards.

9. Repetitive Content

Repetitive Content – Bypass

Identify Content

Identify block(s) of content that are repeated on other pages within the site.

EXCLUDE small sections, such as repeated individual words, phrases, or single links. They are not considered repetitive blocks of content.

Note:

If there is no such content, the result for the following test ID(s) is DOES NOT APPLY: 9.A

Check 2.4.1-bypass-function

Test Name Test ID Test Condition
2.4.1-bypass-function 9.A A keyboard-accessible method is provided to bypass repetitive content.
Applicability:

This Test Condition DOES NOT APPLY (DNA) to a web page that does not contain blocks of content that are repeated on other web pages.

How to Test:
  1. Starting at the top of the page, use standard keyboard commands to navigate forward to repetitive blocks of content. Note: Some bypass functions may not be visible until they receive focus.

  2. Launch ANDI: focusable elements to check for skip links, hide options, collapse menu and other elements with similar bypass functionality.

    1. Note: ANDI’s “tab order” feature under the focusable elements module may help evaluate the order in which bypass methods occur relative to other content.

    2. Alternatively, launch ANDI: links/buttons and select the “view links list” button.

  3. Determine whether a keyboard-accessible method was provided to bypass repetitive content (e.g. skip links, hotkeys, scripted elements, etc. Frames may work as a bypass method in some browsers but not others.).

  4. Use standard keyboard commands to activate the bypass function.

    1. Multiple blocks of repeated content may require multiple methods to bypass the blocks; it may not be possible to bypass all blocks of repeated content with a single method.

    2. Moving focus past blocks of repeated content may not always be visibly evident if there are no focusable elements directly after the bypassed block.

Evaluate Results:

If ALL of the following are TRUE, then the content PASSES:

  1. There is a keyboard-accessible method provided to bypass repetitive content, AND

  2. When activated, the method works, and the block of content is bypassed.

Note:

Repetitive Content – Navigation

Identify Content

Identify all navigational elements that are repeated on multiple pages within the website.

Note: Navigational elements are any components that provide a user the ability to locate specific information or functionality across the website. These can be static or interactive elements, and groupings of components can also meet this definition.

If there is no such content, the result for the following test ID(s) is DOES NOT APPLY: 9.B

Check 3.2.3-consistent- navigation

Test Name Test ID Test Condition
3.2.3-consistent- navigation 9.B Each navigational element occurs in the same relative order with regard to other repeated components on each web page where it appears.
Applicability:

This Test Condition DOES NOT APPLY (DNA) to a web page that does not contain components that are repeated on other web pages.

How to Test:
  1. Review multiple web pages of the web site to identify navigational components that are repeated on multiple pages. Do not initiate changes to the content.

  2. Review the order of the navigational elements and compare it to the order on the other pages where they appear

    1. Note: ANDI’s “tab order” feature under the focusable elements module may help evaluate the focus order of interactive interface components. ANDI’s “reading order” feature under the structure module may also help evaluate the content order of both focusable and non-focusable components.
Evaluate Results:

If the following is TRUE, then the Test Condition is TRUE and the content PASSES:

  1. Each repeated component occurs in the same relative order with regard to other repeated components on each web page where it appears.
Note:

Repetitive Content – Identification

Identify Content

Identify components that have the same functionality within a set of web pages.

If there is no such content, the result for the following test ID(s) is DOES NOT APPLY: 9.C.

Note: This test does not apply to components that only appear within the page and do not appear on other pages.

Check 3.2.4-consistent-identification

Test Name Test ID Test Condition
3.2.4-consistent-identification 9.C The accessible name and description is consistent for components that perform the same function.
Applicability:

This Test Condition only applies to components that have the same functionality within a set of web pages.

How to Test:
  1. Launch ANDI: focusable elements.

  2. Examine the ANDI Output for each identified element.

Evaluate Results:

If the following is TRUE, then the Test Condition is TRUE and the content PASSES:

  1. Components with identical functionality are identified consistently.
Note:

Applicable Standards

Section 508/WCAG Success Criteria Baseline Requirements
WCAG SC 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks: A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages.

WCAG SC 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation: Navigational mechanisms that are repeated on multiple Web pages within a set of Web pages occur in the same relative order each time they are repeated, unless a change is initiated by the user.

WCAG 3.2.4 Consistent Identification: Components that have the same functionality within a set of Web pages are identified consistently.
4. Repetitive Content

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