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Results for Plurk

Description

Plurk is a short message social network service that allows you to communicate with friends - these friends can be held in 'Cliques' or groups. It is similar to Twitter and only allows for 140 characters in each message but keep count of how many you have used. Conversations can be held on a time line and in threads with links to Flickr, YouTube etc. There is a mobile version and privacy settings are available.

Accessibility Testing Results

The site could be so much more accessible if it was not for the time line coming at the top of the page. To reach the text form to fill in a plurk with a keyboard could be so easily achieved with a skip navigation link. Changes can be made to the look of the site in terms of colour and contrast levels whether by the browser or the application. Zoom is good and it is possible to linearise the pages. WebbIE allows for access to Plurk with screen reader but many links are unhelpfully named with the plurkbuddy link.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		The forms were easy to use and could be filled in using WebbIE - most had labels.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Critical images on this site do not have text alternatives. This may cause screenreader users to have a different understanding of the content.
3	Link Target Definitions		This site features ambiguous links which cannot be identified or distinguished by a screenreader; many just say plurkbuddy -/user/plurkbuddy.
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 the time line linearises well but lists of words seem to appear at the bottom of the page in a random way.
6	Audio/Video Features		No alternative formats are offered but in this case they may not be needed unless others add multimedia content. Text summaries are always possible
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		No alternative formats are offered but in this case they may not be needed unless others add multimedia content. Text summaries are always possible
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are used for layout in certain places but do not appear to affect readability although headers are missing.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		The structure appears to be all over the place but tab order survives in most places but could do with a skip navigation link.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		It is navigable but it is a problem having to go through the entire time line before reaching the text input for a message.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		The text editor is a plain form and works well in a text browser.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		This site often provides suitable feedback.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		Contrast levels vary but the site can be personalised and changes well when other browser options are chosen.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		Pages zoom well.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		The majority of text on the site is size 10 or smaller but it is sans-serif. The main form allows for size 14.

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.

Activities you can do with Plurk

• Comments and Sharing Views
• Real-Time Communication