University at Albany Policies


An accessible use of scripts or applets

View an inaccessible use of scripts or applets
 

Provide a text-based alternative

If you ask... "Which image represents the University at Albany mascot?"

Image of a tabby.Image of cat with a mane.Image of statue on the University at Albany campus.


Then you should also ask... "Which sentence most accurately presents the characteristics of the University at Albany mascot?"

1. A small orange animal that sits in your kitchen
2. A very large cat with a shaggy, long mane.
3. A bronze statue mascot on the University at Albany campus.

If you include applets in your document, use the OBJECT tag and provide a text equivalent in the content of the element.

<OBJECT classid="java:GenSimStart.class" width="500" height="300">

<COMMENT>

<EMBED type="application/x-java-applet;version=1.2" java_CODE =
"GenSimStart.class" java_ARCHIVE = "GeneSim.jar" WIDTH = 500 HEIGHT = 300
pluginspage="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.2/plugin-install.html">
<NOEMBED>

</COMMENT>

The Genetic Simulation uses Java Applets to show...
</NOEMBED>
</EMBED>

</OBJECT>

Use the NOSCRIPT tag to present alternate information.

<SCRIPT type="text/tcl">

...some Tcl script to show University at Albany football scores... 
 
</SCRIPT>

<NOSCRIPT>
     
<P>Results from yesterday's games:</P>
 
<DL>

<DT>Great Danes 87,  Siena Saints 03.

<DD><A href="greatdanes.html">University at Albany vs. Siena College game highlights</A> 
...more scores... 
 
</DL>

</NOSCRIPT>

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Adapted with permission from web accessibility pages at Penn State.