Education for a Digital World Advice, Guidelines and Effective Practice from Around Globe, 2008a

11 – Accessibility and Universal Design
Category
Description
Vision (V)
Hearing (H)
Motor (M)
Cognitive (C )
Javascript Site navigation still works with Javascript turned off. V,C
Drop-down menus do not require difficult, precise mouse
movement.
M, C
Notes
Rating
(1–5)*
General
Passes automated accessibility validator such as Watchfire
WebXact
Site can be navigated by keyboard only
User notified if pop-up windows are to be used
External windows do not open pop-up windows
No autoplay of music, or ability to turn off music easily
If frames must be used, they are clearly titled
Page still usable with stylesheets turned off
Site includes search engine
Distracting animations avoided
Pages do not automatically refresh
V,H,M,C
V,M
V,M,C
V,M,C
V
V
V,C
V,M,C
V,C
V,M,C
General Notes
RATING SCALE
5 = Excellent. Meets or exceeds the relevant accessibility guideline.
4 = Good. Meets the guideline, but could be further improved for better accessibility.
3 = Incomplete. Some effort has been made to meet the guideline, but not all instances of this item have been addressed.
2 = Poor. Guideline has been inconsistently or incorrectly applied.
1 = Failed. Completely ignored or unimplemented.
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