Common Accessibility Errors

Provide alternative text for each APPLET.

All applets should contain one of two types of alternative text:

A short alternative text description placed in the "alt" attribute of the APPLET element
An alternative HTML-based content within the applet that, if possible, duplicates the function of the applet

For example:

<APPLET CODE="banner.class" ALT="Scrolling news banner" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=200>
	Banner showing three things:
	<OL>
	 <LI>The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to 30 pointstoday 
	 in heavy trading</LI>
	 <LI>G8 Summit to start in Washington tomorrow.</LI>
	 <LI>Global nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed by all 
	 nations today.</LI>
	</OL>
</APPLET>

Rationale

This is important for those users who do not have a Java-capable browser or have disabled Java, as well as those who are visually impaired and may not be able to access the Java applet using an access aid.