CofC Web Accessibility Guidelines- Rule (I)

(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation.

Translation If your site uses frames, be sure to use the TITLE and NAME attributes. These will identify the frame to text readers.

What to do: If possible, don't use frames. 508 compliance issues aside, many consider the use of frames to be poor Web design.

Why are frames a bad idea? Next time you're on a page that uses frames, notice what happens as you navigate. As you load new content into the frame, the URL does not change. This makes it hard for your visitors to link to parts of the site they find interesting.

If you must use frames, use the TITLE and NAME attributes when defining a frame. You should also have a link to a non-frame version of the site.