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Results for Accessible Twitter

Description

Accessible Twitter is designed to be an optimized alternative of the main Twitter.com website in terms of accessibility. It works synchronously with Twitter, so if you write something in Accessible Twitter it can be seen in the original version. It is exactly the same microblogging service but easy to use with a keyboard and screen reader.

Accessibility Testing Results

The site is successful in improving on some of the features from the main Twitter site, for example no "click here" links were found, and the contrast is better. However signup still requires the main Twitter signup form to be used, which uses a ReCaptcha system, which may cause some difficulties.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		If you don't already have a Twitter account, then the main Twitter signup form has to be used which uses a ReCaptcha system which offers an audio alternative for screenreader users. However both the audio and visual versions of this can be difficult to interpret. The login form on Accessible Twitter is labelled well and makes it easy for any user to login.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Very few images are used, and where they are, alternative descriptions are provided for screenreader users.
3	Link Target Definitions		Links, including images have titles to uniquely identify them.
4	Frame Titles and Layout		No frames or iframes are used in the design of the site.
5	Removal of Stylesheet		The site is fully accessible without the stylesheet.
6	Audio/Video Features		N/A - The site does not deal with multimedia content.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		N/A - The site does not deal with multimedia content.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are not used in the design of the site.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Tab ordering is correct and logical, in a top-to-bottom or left-to-right format. The link that currently has tab focus is highlighted, making it easier to see the selected link.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		The page is fully functional without the use of a mouse.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		The site has no rich text editor, so the same result from Test 1 is used.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		The site provides appropriate feedback when the user performs an action.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		Site contrast is acceptable, ensuring text is comfortable to read.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		The layout and readability of the site is unaffected by zooming.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		Text is generally size 12, in sans-serif font, and there is no flashing or blinking 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.

Activities you can do with Accessible Twitter

• Real-Time Communication
• Comments and Sharing Views
• Finding News