Web Accessibility of the Presidential Candidate Sites, December 9, 1999

Summary: George W. Bush

George W. Bush

http://www.georgewbush.com/
Server: Microsoft-IIS/4.0

Site Building Tool: Microsoft FrontPage 3.0

Status: NOT APPROVED for Level 1 Access

Bobby, with manual check:

• Level 1 evaluation revealed 3 problems:
  • Missing ALT for 12 image map links.
  • Missing ALT for 1 form button.
  • Missing ALT for 53 images.
• Manual check was performed:
  • No LONGDESC for 58 images.
  • No d links for 58 images.
  • No headers for tables (used for layout).
• Browser compatibility errors found: 11
• Download time: 39.5 seconds

IBM Home Page Reader:

• 38 links, 12 without context ("details"), 11 map links replicated as text links.
• Image links are voiced by filename.

Lynx:

• 41 voiced images on front door
• 12 voiced image map positions on front door

OrbitAccess:

• Link clarity: F (under 20%)
• Page clarity: D

Suggestions for improvements:

• Include ALT, including empty ALT, for all images.
• Include LONGDESC or d links for main images.
• Eliminate browser compatibility problems by using valid HTML.

Candidate Bush's profusion of unclear links and decorative images without empty ALT texts makes the page seriously troublesome. That, combined with undescribed image map links, lack of page clarity, and 11 browser compatibility issues placed the site as very low in accessibility.

OrbitAccess Rating: Eighth

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