WAI-NOT Accessibility checklist

WAI-NOT werkte een checklist uit om een web-site op zijn toegankelijkheid voor onze doelgroep te evalueren. De checklist is zowel gebaseerd op een aantal algemene toegankelijkheidsprincipes van W3C (http://www.W3.org ) en Drempels weg (http://www.drempelsweg.nl) als op principes uitgewerkt op basis van eigen WAI-NOT ervaringen. Het betreft echter nog een prototype dat zal worden geoptimaliseerd doorheen de verdere evolutie van het project. 1 Clarity The Internet pages should be well structured, logically and clearly arranged, and free of disturbing elements 1.1 Does each page have a suitable title? 1.2 Are the colours, shapes and buttons logical and consistent? E.g.: are the buttons always on the same spot? 1.3 Are the sounds logical and consistent? 1.4 Are the buttons and hyperlinks straightforward? 2 Readability and visibility User-friendliness also implies that the texts on the website are perfectly readable. This does not only mean a clear layout of the text, but also transparent language. Illustrations, such as photographs, should also be perfectly visible 2.1 Does the web page have a clear layout? 2.1.1 Colours: Can the colour scheme be over-ridden by the user's browser settings? 2.1.2 Fonts: no large blocks of italic, underlined text or CAPITALS? 2.2 Is the text structured in different levels of accessibility, starting with the easiest level? The text should have the following structure: 1. Title: one or two words 2. Subtitle: two or three words 3. Short text: resume in easy readable language, two or three short sentences of maximum six words each 4. Full text: complete text in ease readable language, two or three paragraphs of transparent language 2.2.1 Does the page provide a text equivalent for every non-text element (auditory and visual content)? 2.2.1.1 Flash movie: is a meaningful content available to users who can't access Flash? Macromedia Flash is a multimedia plug-in (small piece of software), and is shipped with versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. Flash can perform streaming animation and audio playback. 2.2.1.2 Is a meaningful content available for visual item? e.g. graphs, charts, tables, pictures, animations, image maps, audio, video, frames, buttons. 2.2.1.3 Does the ALT-text (alternative text) convey what is important or relevant about the image? A description of the content, a description of the function, a text representation for bullets or section dividers or a simple "*" if the image is only for visual layout.) 2.2.1.4 Can animations be turned off? 3 Use of keyboard Is a mouse-clicking alternative provided for writing text, in case a user is unable to use the keyboard? (e.g. filling forms) 4 Navigation 4.1 Buttons: 4.1.1 Are the navigation buttons (e.g. back and forward) clear and recognizable, avoiding any confusion? 4.1.2 Are the buttons large enough to click on? 4.2 Well Structured: 4.2.1 Does the child clearly see which page he is visiting and which subcategory? 4.2.2 Can he/she return to the homepage of the previous page with one click? 4.3 Guidance: 4.3.1 Can the child easily find the information he/she is looking for? 4.3.2 Are the difficult actions supported by a comprehensive help-function (sitemap or message-mate? 4.4 Actions: 4.4.1 Are all the "bigger" actions divided into separate, comprehensive steps? 4.4.2 Can each action be undone? 4.5 Recognizable, internet-compatible 4.5.1 Are the different sections of a site similar to the sections of sites for people without a disability? 5 Links For the children's site only internal links are allowed! 5.1 Does the name of the link inform the visitor where he/she is going? 5.2 Is the visitor able to see whether he/she has already clicked a particular link before? 6 Graphical support Does the graphical support (symbols, pictures, buttons) make the site's content more comprehensible? 7 Auditory feedback 7.1 Is navigation sufficiently supported by auditory feedback? 7.2 Are all actions supported by an appropriate sound confirmation? (Especially for plussies!) 7.3 Does spoken text (audio) make the site?s content more comprehensible? 8 Fun Is the "funfactor" of the pages high enough? 9 Rapid loading 9.1 Does the site or the different features load quickly, also on a slow internet connection? 9.2 Does an alternative animation visualize the countdown when loading slower or "heavy" pages? 10 Browser - software 10.1 Is the page -text as well as illustrations- viewable with any browser? Recommended browsers: MS Internet Explorer 5.0 of higher, Netscape 4.7 of higher 10.2 Are the pages compatible with adapted software? e.g.: voice browser and onscreen reading programs? 10.3 Are the pages usable when scripts, applets or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported? 11 Hardware 11.1 Is navigation possible with adapted hardware?