WebCT Page Accessibility Evaluation

Functional Web Accessibility Testing

Functional Accessibility Rating
Navigation	Conformance Rating
N.1 Does the web page have a unique TITLE element and at least one H1 that is a subset of the TITLE content?	Yes			Comment for N.1: No comments
N.2 Do menus and navigation bars have H2 elements before their links to provide orientation, and do those menu bars, exapandable menu bars, and other expansion controls change their labels based on whether they are expanded or not? NOTE: Headings can be hidden using CSS techniques based on the "position: absolute" property; do not use "display: none" or "visibility: hidden" since these techniques hide information from screen readers.	Yes			Comment for N.2: No comments
N.3 Do all major/minor topics have headings (H2-H6) and the headings provide useful orientation information to the content on the web page? NOTE: Headings should not be used to stylize text.			N/A	Comment for N.3: No comments
N.4 Do all links indicate the target of the links? NOTE: The same link text should not be used to point to different URIs and references to the same URI should use the same link text.		No		Comment for N.4: For the applicable actions for any given quizzes, it says: ActionLinks for this Item. This can be very confusing if multiple quizzes are available. To make it more understandable to everyone, change to alt tag so it includes the subject of the assessment, e.g. action for Illinois Geographic Trivia
N.5 Do all form controls of have descriptive labels?		No		Comment for N.5: The form controls in the quiz do not have proper labels.
N.6 Do groups of related form controls have labels, this includes using fieldset/legend or headings (h2-h6) to indicate the relationship between the form controls?			N/A	Comment for N.6: No comments
N.7 Do changes in language of content use the LANG attribute to markup the new language?		No		Comment for N.7: If it is required to answer any quiz in any language other than the default language (English), students won't be able to specify it.
N.8 Do data tables use CAPTION elements, TH elements, TH.ID attributes and TD.HEADERS attributes to title and indicate cell relationships?		No		Comment for N.8: The view Submission table and the place where the list of all available quizzes are displayed do not have proper ID/HEADERS association. This makes it difficult to follow all relevant information with a particular quiz.
N.9 Do lists of items use UL, OL or DL list markup.?			N/A	Comment for N.9: No comments
N.10 Do frames have useful TITLE attributes? NOTE: Frames used for client/server interaction or do not contain viable content should be marked as title="hidden".		No		Comment for N.10: Exxessive use of frames/nested frame makes it very difficult to navigate regardless they have proper namings or not.
N.11 Does content make sense when the page is linearized (i.e. table markup and/or stylesheets are disabled)?	Yes			Comment for N.11: No comments
Text Equivalents	Conformance Rating
E.1 Do all decorative images set ALT=''? NOTE: Decorative images do not carry any content but are used purely for graphical styling (i.e. spacers, divider lines, ..), ideally these should all be moved to CSS techniques.	Yes			Comment for E.1: No comments
E.2 Do all content carrying and icon images have descriptive ALT text?		No		Comment for E.2: See my comment on Action for this item in N.4 above.
E.3 Does the ALT text for all images used for links or form control buttons match the onscreen text? NOTE: If an image is used in conjunction with text links that ALT='' text should be null, otherwise the link text is spoken twice in screen readers.		No		Comment for E.3: There is two instances of unmatched value of a button with their alt and/or title attributes. The Begin Assessment button has the atl/title attribute of "Link opens in a new window". Another instance is in the quiz itself for Help button. This can be very confusing for screen reader users. These alt and title attributes should include the value of the button, e.g. it should say: Begin Assessment (opens in new window).
E.4 Do all OBJECTs/APPLETS have text descriptions and alerntaive accessible version of the content and functions provided by the applet or object.	Not rated			Comment for E.4: No comments
E.5 Are text transcipts of audio, video+audio and other multimedia available?			N/A	Comment for E.5: No comments
E.6 Are Text transcipts video+audio and other multimedia with visual and auditory renderings synchoronized with visual rendering?			N/A	Comment for E.6: No comments
E.7 Are links available to play multi-media content in external multi-media players?			N/A	Comment for E.7: No comments
Styling	Conformance Rating
Y.1 Does content reflow when browser text zooming features change font size? NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scrolling features to view content and text content should not overlap with other text content.			N/A	Comment for Y.1: I cannot verify this using my screen reader. Since all styling is not implemented using CSS, it is very possible that it it won't reflow well.
Y.2 Does content reflow when the graphical window width changes. NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scroll features to view content.			N/A	Comment for Y.2: I cannot verify this using my screen reader. Since all styling is not implemented using CSS, it is very possible that it it won't reflow well.
Y.3 Is content still usable when high contrast stylesheets are applied to the web page? NOTE: The Opera browser has built-in high contrast user stylesheets and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension also provides a high contrast stylesheet feature.			N/A	Comment for Y.3: I cannot verify this using my screen reader. Since all styling is not implemented using CSS, it is very possible that it it won't reflow well.
Y.4 Are Background images used for decorative styling, instead of inline images?			N/A	Comment for Y.4: No comments
Y.5 Is any image used to stylize text, except in logos and other branding icons?		No		Comment for Y.5: No comments
Y.6 Is all content styled through CSS stylesheets, no in-line styling elements are used (i.e. B, I, FONT, CENTER, BLINK, MARQUEE, ...)?		No		Comment for Y.6: No comments
Y.7 Do dynamic CSS pseudo-classes like :hover have corresponding :focus dynamic pseudo-class selectors. NOTE: Keyboard movement of fous should cause changes in stypling, similar to :hover effects.		No		Comment for Y.7: No comments
Scripting and Automation	Conformance Rating
R.1 Can all functions of the web page be performed with only the keyboard?	Yes			Comment for R.1: No comments
R.2 Is any OnChange event used for SELECT elements?		No		Comment for R.2: No comments
R.3 Are session time outs adjustable by the user?		No		Comment for R.3: No comments
R.4 Can animations be paused and restarted by the user?			N/A	Comment for R.4: No comments
R.5 Is any content that flickers between 2-55 Hz disabled by default, users must be warned of the flickeering before the content is started?			N/A	Comment for R.5: No comments
R.6 Is an accessible alternative for embedded Java Applets, Flash and other APPLETS and OBJECTS available?			N/A	Comment for R.6: No comments
Standards	Conformance Rating
S.1 Is DOCTYPE specified?	Yes			Comment for S.1: No comments
S.2 Is default language specified?		No		Comment for S.2: No comments
S.3 Is character encoding specified?		No		Comment for S.3: No comments
Functional Accessibility Comments
Unnecessary jump links such as "Jump to Content Frame" or "Jump to Navigation Frame Alt+1". As long as a page is structured and proper headings are used, there is no need for such jump anchor links. The Quiz page itself has 2 H1 elemetns namely the subject of the quiz and "View Assessment (Navigation Bar)". The second one needs to change to an H2 element. The "Question Status" section is not usable in the current format with screen readers. A potential solution is display the status of each question to the left of the question either in the pace where the question text are written or in a separate table, or both places (inline with the question text and in a separate table).

WebCT Page Accessibility Evaluation

Instructions

WebCT Evaluation Information

Functional Web Accessibility Testing

Navigation

N.11 Does content make sense when the page is linearized (i.e. table markup and/or stylesheets are disabled)?

Text Equivalents

E.4 Do all OBJECTs/APPLETS have text descriptions and alerntaive accessible version of the content and functions provided by the applet or object.

E.5 Are text transcipts of audio, video+audio and other multimedia available?

E.6 Are Text transcipts video+audio and other multimedia with visual and auditory renderings synchoronized with visual rendering?

E.7 Are links available to play multi-media content in external multi-media players?

Styling

Y.1 Does content reflow when browser text zooming features change font size? NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scrolling features to view content and text content should not overlap with other text content.

Y.2 Does content reflow when the graphical window width changes. NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scroll features to view content.

Y.3 Is content still usable when high contrast stylesheets are applied to the web page? NOTE: The Opera browser has built-in high contrast user stylesheets and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension also provides a high contrast stylesheet feature.

Y.4 Are Background images used for decorative styling, instead of inline images?

Y.5 Is any image used to stylize text, except in logos and other branding icons?

Y.6 Is all content styled through CSS stylesheets, no in-line styling elements are used (i.e. B, I, FONT, CENTER, BLINK, MARQUEE, ...)?

Scripting and Automation

R.1 Can all functions of the web page be performed with only the keyboard?

R.2 Is any OnChange event used for SELECT elements?

R.3 Are session time outs adjustable by the user?

R.4 Can animations be paused and restarted by the user?

R.5 Is any content that flickers between 2-55 Hz disabled by default, users must be warned of the flickeering before the content is started?

R.6 Is an accessible alternative for embedded Java Applets, Flash and other APPLETS and OBJECTS available?

Standards

S.1 Is DOCTYPE specified?

S.2 Is default language specified?

S.3 Is character encoding specified?

Functional Accessibility Comments

Y.1 Does content reflow when browser text zooming features change font size?
NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scrolling features to view content and text content should not overlap with other text content.

Y.2 Does content reflow when the graphical window width changes.
NOTE: As content reflows the user should not need to use the horizontal scroll features to view content.

Y.3 Is content still usable when high contrast stylesheets are applied to the web page?
NOTE: The Opera browser has built-in high contrast user stylesheets and the Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension also provides a high contrast stylesheet feature.