Understanding Accessibility
by Vivienne Trulock
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Guideline 6. Ensure that pages featuring new technologies transform gracefully.
There are 5 specific checkpoints in Guideline 6.
Checkpoint 6.1 - Organize documents so they may be read without style sheets.
When a HTML page is displayed without style sheets, it must still be possible to read the document. Content should still appear in a meaningful order when the style sheets are turned off. It is specially important to check this where style sheets are used for layout.
How do I do it?
Turn off the style sheets in your browser.
- Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility options
- Netscape: View > Page Style > No Style
- Firefox: View > Page Style > No Style
Or, temporarily rename (for external style sheets) or comment out (in-page styles) the style sheets so that they are not available to the document.
How do I check that it meets the WCAG criteria?
If the page is then still readable and understandable, the page will have passed. If the page is not readable or understandable in full without style sheets, the page will have failed.
