From 2917db6bfdf56e72f14afadc13191bb190b982ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilco Fiers Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:13:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Editorial tweaks to object name rule (#2218) * Editorial tweaks to object name rule * Update _rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md Co-authored-by: Carlos Duarte --------- Co-authored-by: Carlos Duarte --- _rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md b/_rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md index 56cdeb30e2..4e9ffcf38e 100644 --- a/_rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md +++ b/_rules/object-has-accessible-name-8fc3b6.md @@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ 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