Frame title is frame file name Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Frame title must not be the same as the frame src file name.

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Change the title to a short description of the frame content.

Applicable standards

  • WCAG 2.0 (Success Criteria: 2.4.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
  • WCAG 2.1 (Success Criteria: 2.4.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
  • WCAG 2.2 (Success Criteria: 2.4.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
  • Section 508 (2017) (Success Criteria: 2.4.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Impact on users

  • NVDA 2023.3 / Chrome 120 Frame SRC URL gibberish is voiced.
  • NVDA 2023.3 / FF 115 Frame SRC URL gibberish is voiced.
  • NVDA 2023.3 / Edge 120 Frame SRC URL gibberish is voiced.
  • VoiceOver macOS 13.6 / Safari 16.6 Meaningless frame title read out.

Change history

  • 5.38 Jul 2020 Changed rule ID from AccWcag1-12.1.2 to AccHtmlFrameTitleFilename.
  • 5.32 Feb 2019 Improved detection of filenames.
  • 5.5 May 2014 Updated to April 2014 version of Techniques for WCAG 2.0.
  • 5.3 Sep 2013 Fixed false negative.
  • 2.0 Dec 2007 Now triggers Section 508 issue.
  • 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlFrameTitleFilename