Decorative Image Rules

HTML Markup Details

alt attribute: There will be no need to define alt attribute for decorative images if the in-line HTML img markups for these images are removed and CSS techniques are used instead to implement styling requirements.; If for some reason CSS techniques cannot be used, the alt atribute of img element for decorative image should be set to null (alt="").

Decorative Image Evaluation Rules
no.	FAE 2007	FAE 2008	Description
1	Pass/Fail	Pass/Warning	Each `img` element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used provide the graphical styling.
2	Pass/Fail	Pass/Warning	Each `img` element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead to provide the graphical styling. Implementation Information This rule does not apply to images that are part of a link content.

FAE 2007: The Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) currently implements FAE 2007 rules.; The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements these rules.
FAE 2008: The FAE 2008 rules are designed to optimize the rules for implementation of Section 508, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Illinois Information technology Accessibility Act requirements and are based on the requirements of these standards and experience with the problems of FAE 2007.; The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements some of these rules.