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Description

yEd is a diagram tool that allows you to make schema for databases, generate ideas and plans. It "makes full use of the yFiles library. This is a Java class library enabling the viewing, editing, optimizing, drawing, and animating of a wide range of diagrams, networks, and other graph-like structures.

yEd has been built using 100% lightweight Swing components. This allows it to run on any platform where a suitable Runtime Environment is available."

Accessibility Testing Results

This program may be used as an option for mind mapping or concept mapping if the user likes to see not only the overview of their diagram and the detail bit also the text list in one window. It not as pretty as many mind mapping programs but it has many other technical features that may suit those studying science. It is relatively easy to use and the files are small and export in several formats.

#	Test	Score	Summary
16	Built in accessibility checks		The menus all have short cut keys and it is possible to use the Windows sticky keys, toggle keys and mouse keys. Magnification works but it is not possible to use contrast mode without an error dialog box appearing when used in Windows. No audio errors appear with this program.
17	Application works with External Assistive Technologies		Although the main menu is keyboard accessible it would not work with NVDA and realistically this program has been designed for a mouse users with several panes within the single window showing interactions between sections.
18	Text or other alternatives for image elements.		This program does not allow for alternative text to be added to the images as they are made and the diagram symbols can only be read aloud in edit mode.
19	Keyboard / Alternative input with focus		Keyboard access is possible to most main actions but NVDA could not read the menu items as they were reached by the tab or arrow keys.
20	Labels for objects, fields or controls		NVDA wss not able to interact with the main functions of the program.
21	Audio alerts have visual cues		It does not have any sounds linked to errors.
22	Alternatives for Video / Animation		There is no multimedia editing or importing within this application.
23	Media events offer user control		There are no animation or media features
24	Textual Information for screen reader		It is not possible to navigate using a screen reader.
25	Keyboard shortcut keys offered		The help file just mentions the fact that there are shortcut keys and these can be seen in the menus. Not all actions are keyboard accessible.
26	Save user preferences for style and zoom		It is possible to change the background colour and some text colours within symbols. The font size can be chosen and zoom is good but it is not possible to change styles.
27	Timed events can be altered		Not applicable
28	Change colours and contrast		The program caused an error when high contrast mode was tried on a Windows Vista system.
29	Uniform and standardised presentation		The menus are easy to use and well laid out - some people may find the number of windows that can be viewed difficult but these can be removed and the basic menus used instead.
30	Documentation		There are several different versions of the help files online with diagrams. Not all are screen reader accessible and the HTML version uses javascript.

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 yEd - Graph Editor

• Concept or Mind Map Sharing