Terms
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.
WCAG 2.x Report
Tables 1 and 2 also document conformance with:
EN 301 549: Chapter 9 - Web, Sections 10.1-10.4 of Chapter 10 - Non-Web documents, and Sections 11.1-11.4 and 11.8.2 of Chapter 11 - Non-Web Software (open and closed functionality), and Sections 12.1.2 and 12.2.4 of Chapter 12 – Documentation
Revised Section 508: Chapter 5 – 501.1 Scope, 504.2 Content Creation or Editing, and Chapter 6 – 602.3 Electronic Support Documentation.
Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.
Compliance table for WCAG 2.1, Revised Section 508 Report and EN 301 549 Report
See complete compliance table and reports.
Table 1 and 2: Success Criteria, Level A and Level AA[a]
Notes:
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations | |||
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Partially supports | “Fence alignment” command uses images of several fences and fence alignment without alternative text. Any other image used in the MathType 7 interface has alternative text. | |||
Authoring Tool: Partially supports | Images: Authors are responsible for including alternative text to equation images created by MathType when they include them in their documents or applications. Web documents:Equation images inside web documents don’t have alternative text. However, using MathPlayer will expose these equations to accessibility technologies. MathPlayer is a universal math reader that enables math to be spoken in assistive technology products. You can download MathPlayer for free from the WIRIS web site. | ||||
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t present information in any playable medium. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images or web documents generated by MathType 7 don’t contain content in any playable medium. | ||||
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t present information as audio content. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images or web documents generated by MathType 7 don’t contain audio content | ||||
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t provide information in multimedia. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images or web documents generated by MathType 7 don’t contain information in multimedia. | ||||
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | There’s no live audio content in MathType 7. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | There’s no live audio content in MathType generated equations images or web pages. | ||||
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | There’s no video content in MathType 7. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | There’s no video content in MathType generated equations images or web pages. | ||||
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Partially supports | MathType 7 commands and menus have been implemented using standard UI objects, so they inherit accessibility properties implemented in their OS. In consequence, information displayed visually such as headings, labels, tables, lists, emphasis, hyperlinks… is exposed to screen readers and other assistive technologies. However, MathType toolbars and editing area are not exposed to assistive technologies. | |||
Authoring Tool: Partially supports | Images: Images don’t contain visual cues such as labels, headings, etc. Not applicable. Web documents: Headings in web documents respect size and format from the original Word document, but they are not tagged in HTML asheader orsection in the web page. | ||||
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t contain information where the visual order is important to its meaning such as text in columns. Reading sequence in commands is top to bottom, but in fact it is not relevant for its understanding. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: Reading sequence is not applicable for images. Web documents: Web pages keep the top to bottom reading sequence from the original Word document. | ||||
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t use visual cues such as shape, size or physical location in its instructions to provide context. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content generated by MathType 7 doesn’t use visual cues such as shape, size or physical location to provide context. | ||||
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Equation images don’t depend on orientation. | ||||
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | There’s no input fields in equation images. | ||||
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t use color to convey information. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content created by MathType doesn’t use color to convey information. | ||||
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t play any audio. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content created by MathType 7 doesn’t include any audio. | ||||
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 UI is black over white background. Additionally, MathType 7 editing area allows the user to customize its background color. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Color and background in images and web pages are defined by the user. | ||||
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | Menus, toolbars and editing area contents can be resized up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images and web pages created by MathType 7 can be resized up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. | ||||
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t use images of text in its UI. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: Images are the resulting content of MathType 7. Web documentation: Text in the original Word document is included in web pages generated by MathType 7 as HTML text, and not images. | ||||
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
| Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Content can be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions with the required restrictions. | ||||
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Equation images are compliant with minimum contrast requirements. By default, equation images use black on white background. | ||||
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | This criteria does not apply to equation images. | ||||
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | No triggers under MathType responsibility when hover or focus equation images. | ||||
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 is fully operable through the keyboard. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Keyboard operation does not apply to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 is fully operable through keyboard. There’s no keyboard trap. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Keyboard operation does not apply to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 is not time-dependent. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content generated by MathType 7 is static and time or motion do not apply to it. | ||||
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 doesn’t use any moving, blinking or scrolling information that starts automatically. MathType 7 doesn’t use any auto-updating information that starts automatically. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content generated by MathType 7 is static and time or motion do not apply to it. | ||||
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 content doesn’t flash. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | MathType 7 generates image files or objects. These are static objects and time or motion do not apply to them. | ||||
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Not applicable | This requirement is only applicable for web. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images: This requirement is only applicable for web. Web documents: MathType 7 generates single web pages so this is not an applicable requirement. | ||||
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType dialogs contain descriptive titles. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: This requirement does not apply to images Web document: MathType 7 generates a single web page with the original Word document name as title. | ||||
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | When users navigate sequentially throughMathType 7 content, they encounter information in an order that is consistent with the meaning of the content and can be operated from the keyboard. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: Sequential navigation doesn’t apply to images. Web document: The sequence of navigation of the web page is top to bottom and it is coherent with its reading sequence. | ||||
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | For every link, a link text that describes its purpose is provided. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: There are no links in equation images generated by MathType 7. Web document: Links in web pages generated by MathType 7 come from the original Word document. | ||||
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Not applicable | This requirement doesn’t apply to non-web software. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: This requirement doesn’t apply to non-web. Web documentation: MathType generates web pages just as defined by user in the original Word document. | ||||
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | Headings and labels used in MathType 7 are descriptive for the content or issues they are associated with. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: This requirement does not apply to equation images generated by MathType 7. Web documents: Headings in web pages are those defined by the user in the original Word document. | ||||
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | All focus indicators in MathType 7 are highly visible and distinguishable. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: This requirement does not apply to equation images created by MathType 7. Web documents: All focus indicators in web pages created by MathType 7 are highly visible and distinguishable. | ||||
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Multi-point or path-based gestures for operation don’t apply to equation images. | ||||
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | No single-pointer functionality related to equation images under the responsibility of MathType. | ||||
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | No labels for equation images. | ||||
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Equation images don't provide any functionality for particular motions such as tilting, shaking, or gesturing any device. | ||||
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Doesn’t support | Screen readers will readMathType 7 UI with the rules and pronunciation of the language that they have been set. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: Language is not applicable to images generated by MathType 7. Web documents: Web pages generated by MathType include HTMLlang attribute in order to let assistive technologies identify its language. The language is inherited from the original Word document language. | ||||
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Does not support | Screen readers will readMathType 7 UI with the rules and pronunciation of the language that they have been set. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: Language is not applicable to images generated by MathType 7. Web documents: Web pages generated by MathType include HTMLlang attribute in order to let assistive technologies identify its language. The language is inherited from the original Word document language. | ||||
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | UI components receiving focus don’t automatically change the context of MathType 7 UI content. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Changes of context triggered by changes in focus don’t apply to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
3.2.2 On Input (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | When a user changes a setting in MathType 7 UI or inputs a value, it only causes predictable changes of context. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Changes of context triggered by changes in setting or input values don’t apply to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Not applicable | This requirement only applies to web. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images: This requirement only applies to web. Web documents: MathType 7 generates single images or web pages. | ||||
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Not applicable | This requirement only applies to web. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Images: This requirement only applies to web. Web documents: MathType 7 generates single images or web pages. | ||||
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | When MathType 7 identifies automatically an input error, it is notified to the user through dialog boxes. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Automatic detection of input errors does not apply to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 uses unambiguous labels and units in its input fields. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Content generated by MathType doesn’t have input fields. | ||||
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | When an input error is automatically detected, MathType 7 doesn’t suggest any correction. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | Automatic error detection is not applicable to content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Not applicable | MathType 7 doesn’t work with content that causes legal commitments or financial transactions. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | MathType 7 doesn’t generate content that causes legal commitments or financial transactions. | ||||
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | All technologies in MathType 7 are used according to specification. | |||
Authoring Tool: Supports | Images: This requirement does not apply to equation images. Web document: Web pages MathType 7 are compliant with HTML specification. | ||||
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508
| Software: Supports | MathType 7 is developed with standard controls according to specification, so they inherit accessibility OS properties. | |||
Authoring Tool: Not applicable | There are no user interface contents in content generated by MathType 7. | ||||
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to: EN 301 549 Criteria
Revised Section 508 – Does not apply | Software: Not applicable | ||||
Authoring Tool: Supports | No content implemented using mark-up technologies | ||||
Table 3: Success Criteria, Level AAA
Notes: Not evaluated.