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Priority 3:
11 checkpoints needing checking

Checkpoint 4.2 - Result: needs checking

Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs. [Priority 3]

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Abbreviations and acronyms: Verify that abbreviations expansion are definied within the "title" attribute. Also, you must check if expansion is explained the first time it appears in the document.

• Instructions:
  <abbr> and <acronym> elements are identified. Check that their meaning is explained the first time that they appear and that they are always correctly marked, using the "title" attribute to define their expansion.
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Checkpoint 9.4 - Result: needs checking

Create a logical tab order through links, form controls, and objects. [Priority 3]

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Navigation order: No element contains "tabindex" attribute. Check that there exists a logical tabulation order through links, forms and objects.

• Instructions:
  Although you can test it by using the tabbing mechanism in the original page view, elements with the "tabindex" attribute are highlighted.
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Checkpoint 11.3 - Result: needs checking

Provide information so that users may receive documents according to their preferences (e.g., language, content type, etc.) [Priority 3]

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User preferences: Check that information is provided in a way that users are able to receive information according to their preferences.

• Instructions:
  The fact that users can receive the documents according to their preferences means, for example: in a certain language, a certain content type, a certain format, etc. Check that several options or ways to access to it are offered.
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Checkpoint 13.5 - Result: needs checking

Provide navigation bars to highlight and give access to the navigation mechanism. [Priority 3]

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Navigation bars: Check if main navigation elements are presented as a navigation bar.

• Instructions:
  Check that the main navigation links of the site are grouped together in a recognisable way - either as icons or as text links.
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Checkpoint 13.6 - Result: needs checking

Group related links, identify the group (for user agents), and, until user agents do so, provide a way to bypass the group. [Priority 3]

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Related links: Check if similar links are grouped, that those groups are identified and that ways to skip those groups are available.

• Instructions:
  Links and other elements that provide this kind of information are identified.
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Checkpoint 13.7 - Result: needs checking

If search functions are provided, enable different types of searches for different skill levels and preferences. [Priority 3]

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Search functions: When search functions are provided, check if several types of search are offered for different levels of hability and own preferences.

• Instructions:
  If the site offers a search function as well as the ability to navigate this checkpoint is satisfied. It is better if there are advanced and basic options for the search, including features such as spell-checking.
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Checkpoint 13.8 - Result: needs checking

Place distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc. [Priority 3]

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Distinctive information: Verifique que la información distintiva se encuentre colocada al comienzo de encabezados, párrafos, listas, etc.

• Instructions:
  The main structural elements are highlighted. Check if the main point of a section is at the beginning of a paragraph or list, in a heading, or similar.
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Checkpoint 13.9 - Result: needs checking

Provide information about document collections (i.e., documents comprising multiple pages.). [Priority 3]

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Document collections: Check if there is information provided about collections of documents

• Instructions:
  link elements in the header with rel or rev attributes are highlighted. These should exist if there are links to an author, home page, index or site map, help, glossary, next or previous page.
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Checkpoint 13.10 - Result: needs checking

Provide a means to skip over multi-line ASCII art. [Priority 3]

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ASCII art: Check if there is a means to skip over any "ASCII art" that covers multiple lines.

• Instructions:
  Links are highlighted. If there is any "ASCII art" that is more than one line high, check that a link is identified that allows you to skip it
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Checkpoint 14.2 - Result: needs checking

Supplement text with graphic or auditory presentations where they will facilitate comprehension of the page. [Priority 3]

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Supplements to the text: Check that there are appropriate multimedia elements to supplement the text.

• Instructions:
  Check that the page provides relevant illustrative images or multimedia for the content described in text, including animated text.
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Checkpoint 14.3 - Result: needs checking

Create a style of presentation that is consistent across pages. [Priority 3]

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Presentation: Check that the style of presentation is consistent across the pages of the site.

• Instructions:
  To test this checkpoint you need to navigate around the site a bit and decide whether the presentation and navigation structure inside the site are consistent.
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