FIX: ASP.NET Controls Do Not Meet Accessibility Guidelines (819945)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft ASP.NET (included with the .NET Framework 1.1)

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft ASP.NET Web controls that are included with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET do not meet the standards of Section 508 of the 1998 Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 is a subset of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix that is described in the following article:

821156 INFO: ASP.NET 1.1 June 2003 Hotfix Rollup Package

MORE INFORMATION

These controls are affected by this hotfix:
  • Label
  • Image
  • DataList
  • Table
  • DataGrid
For more information about Section 508, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/usa/government/section508.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/2/2003
Keywords:kbNetFrame110preSP1fix kbfix kbbug KB819945 kbAudDeveloper
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