diff --git a/content/rules/8fc3b6/proposed.md b/content/rules/8fc3b6/proposed.md index 5f0e637a..39343205 100644 --- a/content/rules/8fc3b6/proposed.md +++ b/content/rules/8fc3b6/proposed.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ github: feedbackmail: public-wcag-act@w3.org footer: |

Rule Identifier: 8fc3b6

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Date: Updated 2 December 2024

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Date: Updated 16 January 2025

Authors: António Estriga. Contributors: Participants of the ACT Rules Community Group (CG).

This rule was written in the ACT Rules Community Group. It is written as part of the EU-funded WAI-Tools Project. Implementations are part of the EU funded WAI-CooP Project. It will be reviewed by the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG).

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ rule_meta: original_file: object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md description: | This rule checks that each `object` element rendering non-text content has a non-empty accessible name. - last_modified: 2 December 2024 + last_modified: 16 January 2025 scs_tested: - handle: Non-text Content num: 1.1.1 @@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ Each target element has an [accessible name][] that is not empty (`""`). Testing that the [accessible name][] describes the purpose of the `object` element is not part of this rule and must be tested separately. -Non-supported media formats make screen readers render the text content of the element instead of other attributes. - -`Object` elements without an accessible name are ignored by assistive technologies unless they have an [explicit role][]. - -When the object resource is not loaded, the fallback content is rendered as shown in the Inapplicable Example: "This `object` element does not need an accessible name because it loads no image, audio, or video." +When the object resource is not loaded, the fallback content, if present, is rendered as shown in the Inapplicable Example: "This `object` element does not need an accessible name because it loads no image, audio, or video.". When screen readers encounter an unsupported media format they will also use the fallback content instead of other attributes. ### Assumptions