Web Accessibility
of the
Presidential Candidate Sites

Quick Demos of the Accessibility Problem

• This page about Alan Keyes looked good in Netscape when we visited in early December. But here it is read aloud. Do you know what it means just by listening to it?
  • Listen to the Keyes page in RealAudio.
    Here is where to download a Real player.
  • Listen to the Keyes page in MP3.
    Here is where to download an MP3 player.
  • See the Keyes text as the speech reader sees it.
• This home page of George W. Bush looked good in Netscape in late November. Here is what a text reader will see. Can you clearly find your way to what's important?
  • Here is what the text reader sees from the Bush page -- and reads.
• This is what greeted you on a palmtop computer on Steve Forbes's site in early December. Do you know what to do when you see this?
  • Here is what the Palm V screen shows of the Forbes page -- or ignores.
• There's a lowercase 'd' in the upper-right-hand corner of this screen, and scattered throughout the text of this report. Do you know what a d link is?
  • Discover how descriptive links eliminate confusion.

Candidate sites were revisited on January 21, 2000. Although the candidates' campaigns were notified in early December of the accessibility problems, none moved to improve their sites. In fact, two candidates increased their accessibility barriers.