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Guideline 13 :
Provide clear navigation mechanisms

Checkpoint 13.1 - Result: not applicable

Clearly identify the target of each link. [Priority 2]

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Links: No links used.

• Instructions:
  Links and "title" attribute are highlighted, if exist. Knowing the links and where they point, you can evaluate if their objectives are correct.
  [Close instructions]

Checkpoint 13.2 - Result: needs checking

Provide metadata to add semantic information to pages and sites. [Priority 2]

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Metadata: Check the use of elements and properties of metadata in page.

• Instructions:
  "Title" element, "address" element, "meta" element, document type declaration (DTD), the "link" element and "del" and "ins" elements, as well as the "title" and "cite" attributes are metadata containers. Verify that they are used and in an appropriate way.
  [Close instructions]

Checkpoint 13.3 - Result: needs checking

Provide information about the general layout of a site (e.g., a site map or table of contents). [Priority 2]

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Site map: Check if a site map or content index is offered.

• Instructions:
  A map or contents index facilitates the localization of contents and the comprehension of the relationship between the different pages that compose a site. If the site is very small, the own navigation menu will act as content index. Verify that the map or index are marked appropiately.
  [Close instructions]

Checkpoint 13.4 - Result: needs checking

Use navigation mechanisms in a consistent manner. [Priority 2]

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Navigation: Check that navigation mechanisms are consistent in all the site.

• Instructions:
  To verify the application of this point, it is necessary to observe if the navigation mechanisms always appear in the same location. In case icons are used, if these always point to the same resource and, if the behavior of those mechanisms is always the same.
  [Close instructions]

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.
  [Close instructions]

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.
  [Close instructions]

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.
  [Close instructions]

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
  [Close instructions]

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