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

Summary: Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes

http://www.forbes2000.com/
Server: Netscape-Enterprise/3.5.1

Site Building Tool: Unknown

Status: NOT APPROVED for Level 1 Access

Bobby, with manual check:

• Level 1 evaluation revealed 2 problems:
  • Missing ALT for 1 button links.
  • Missing ALT for 100 images.
• Manual check was performed:
  • No LONGDESC for 102 images.
  • No d links for 102 images.
  • No headers for tables (used for layout).
  • Missing ALT for scripts
• Browser compatibility errors found: 6
• Download time: 56.2 seconds

IBM Home Page Reader:

• 54 links, 23 meaningless, 1 without context
• Database links are voiced by filename (the 23 meaningless links)

Lynx:

• Untitled refresh page on front door
• 97 voiced images on subsequent page
• 27 untitled image links on sub

OrbitAccess:

• Link clarity: D (20%-40%)
• Page clarity: D

Suggestions for improvements:

• Make automatic refresh server-based.
• Include ALT for all image links.
• 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 Forbes's missing ALT text for important image links (combined with their meaningless filenames) makes the page nearly unusable for screen readers. However, the links with ALT text are excellent and complete. Six browser compatibility issues placed the site neart the bottom in accessibility.

OrbitAccess Rating: Seventh

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