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Description

Users can post questions for the community and answer other users' questions. Users collect points by writing quality answers. Requires Yahoo ID, which includes email and password, before it can be used. Privacy settings can be chosen when submitting answers so that this ID is not made public. Question and answer forms are simple to fill in and there are links to help with the research of answers. Several languages are on offer.

Accessibility Testing Results

This is a simple question and answer system which depends on users being sensible with their comments and it appears this is not always the case. It is relatively accessible and the forms are easy to use. Photos can be used for personal profiles but otherwise the site depends on text for answers with a choice of privacy settings. Zooming is good as is the majority of the text size and colour contrast levels.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		Standard Yahoo.com signin and signup forms, with a visual Captcha and no alternative form. This is not accessible for screenreader users.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Alternative text is offered for all critical images on the site - screenreader users will be able to understand the content as clearly as others.
3	Link Target Definitions		All links, including images which would otherwise be ambiguous, have titles to uniquely identify them. Breadcrumb trails are present where necessary.
4	Frame Titles and Layout		No frames or iframes, which can be disorientating for screen-readers, are used in the design.
5	Removal of Stylesheet		The page is still understandable and functional when it is viewed as a linear document, with no styles.
6	Audio/Video Features		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Small tables are used within this site, which do not have headings. This may cause some screenreaders to read items in the table incorrectly.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Tab order is in a logical and consistent top-to-bottom or left-to-right format, and holds within tables and forms.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		The website is fully accessible without the use of a mouse.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		This site has no rich text editor.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		This site often provides suitable feedback, which explains what the user is required to enter. No time restrictions are enforced.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		Poor contrast on search labels. Site otherwise usable.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		The website maintains the layout and usability of all critical areas perfectly when zoomed.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		The majority of text on the site is size ten, which is readable but may be uncomfortable for some. There is no blinking or flashing content.

Disability-Tailored Results

The following table shows how well the product performs for people with disabilities, as listed in the Disabilities section.

Percentages do not indicate how much of a site is accessible. They indicate the average figure of test results relevant to each disability. Select a disability to see which tests are relevant to it.

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