Results for Xtimeline

Web 2.0 Service
Test Average: 64%
Updated 10 August 2009

Description

Powerful and well designed timeline. Attach images or embed media to any entry, provide source info (for historical timelines?), tags. It is possible to import data from Excel/CSV files. The site appears to be focused more towards serious timelines of companies or history rather than social or individual timelines.

Accessibility Testing Results

The login is a layer on the home page so if you are using a keyboard and tabbing it is not the first item when you use the link. The images rarely have alt tags and sadly the time line is also not accessible with the keyboard but the events can be viewed in a list as events. Text can be rather small but the site zooms well.

# Test Score Summary
1Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible Fair The signup form uses ReCaptcha, which is difficult to use with a screenreader.
2Image ALT Attributes Fair Very few critical images have alternative text.
3Link Target Definitions Excellent All links, including images which would otherwise be ambiguous, have titles to uniquely identify them.
4Frame Titles and Layout Poor Frames are used as critical components in the site, and are not titled.
5Removal of Stylesheet Excellent The page is still understandable and functional when it is viewed as a linear document, with no styles.
6Audio/Video Features Good Text titles and descriptions can be set for timelines.
7Video/animations - audio descriptions Good Audio descriptions cannot be added but text descriptions can be made available.
8Appropriate use of Tables Excellent Tables are not used for the design of this website.
9Tab Orderings Correct and Logical Excellent Tab order is in a logical and consistent top-to-bottom or left-to-right format.
10Page Functionality with Keyboard Poor The timeline cannot be moved without a pointing device.
11Accessibility of Text Editors Fair No rich text editor is used on this site.
12Appropriate Feedback with Forms Excellent The product provides suitable feedback when the user performs an action.
13Contrast and Colour Check Good No contrast issues.
14Page Integrity when Zooming Excellent The website maintains the layout and usability of all critical areas perfectly when zoomed.
15Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability Good The majority of text on the site is size ten although titles and numbered links are in green, which is readable but may not be clear for some people.

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.

Disability Average Score
Specific Learning Differences (including Dyslexia)87%
Deaf/Hard of Hearing78%
Visual Stress78%
Partially Sighted and Visual Acuity75%
Cognitive Learning Disabilities70%
Colour Deficiencies67%
Blind and Severe Visual Impairments61%
Dexterity/Mobility42%

Activities you can do with Xtimeline