Description List - Visually apparent description list not identified programmatically

Test Case Summary

Test Case ID

TC13.4-3-fail-2

Test Case Description

Visually apparent description lists must be programatically identified. In the code sample included in this test case a visually apparent description list is not defined programatically.

Applicable ICT Baseline Test

13.4 Test Procedure for Visually Apparent Lists

Baseline Test ID: 13.4-List

Test Instruction: 3

Test Case Detail

Expected Baseline Result

FAIL

The visually apparent description list is not identified programmatically.

Test Data

Single-Page URL

https://section508coordinators.github.io/baselinealignment/testfiles/TF13/13.4-3-fail-2.html

Embedded Code

Code


      <p>For the purpose of the Revised 508 Standards, the terms defined in E103.4 have the indicated meaning.</p>
      
      <p class="term">Agency</p>
        <p class="def">Any agency or department of the United States as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502, and the United States Postal Service.</p>
      <p class="term">Alteration</p>
        <p class="def">A change to existing ICT that affects interoperability, the user interface, or access to information or data.</p>
      <p class="term">Application</p>
        <p class="def">Software designed to perform, or to help the user to perform, a specific task or tasks.</p>

Test Case Instruction

Test Instruction	Instruction Detail	Expected Test Case Result
IC-1	Visually apparent lists. For each list, determine if it appears to be ordered, unordered, or a description list. Ordered lists `<ol>` are numbered sequentially and, if necessary, hierarchically (e.g., 1, 2, 2a, 2ai, etc.) and are used where sequence or the ability to reference specific items by number/letter is important. Unordered lists `<ul>` are not numbered and are used where sequence or the ability to reference specific items by number/letter is not important. Description lists `<dl>` are used to group terms with their descriptions.	This code sample includes one visually apparent description list.
13.4-3	Check that content is marked as a description list when terms and their descriptions are presented in the form of a list. [SC 1.3.1]	Fail - the visually apparent description list is not defined programatically.
Result	If the above check fails, Baseline Test 13.4-List fails.	FAIL; the check fails.