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Results for CloudWorks

Description

Cloudworks is a social networking site for learning design, adopting a Web 2.0-based philosophy. The aim is to create an evolving, dynamic community of users, tools, resources, ideas and experiences associated with learning design.

Accessibility Testing Results

CloudWorks is a highly accessible social networking tool, with its only major let-down being the rich text editor in Chrome and Safari. But it can be switched off by removing the CSS stylesheet. Poor form feedback could cause problems for inexperienced users. Some elements (such as the login form and the search bar) take time to reach.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		Login form accessible but is embedded on the homepage and takes a long time to reach through tabbing.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Very few images on the site. Some are implemented with CSS and so cannot have alt text or be tabbed to, but these are non-critical, decorative images. Users add images to their Clouds using HTML, making alt text a possibility if you know how.
3	Link Target Definitions		Links easy to read. Search facility provided, but no breadcrumb trail or site map. The site has a skip navigation link to the content.
4	Frame Titles and Layout		No frames anywhere, except the rich text editor.
5	Removal of Stylesheet		Site very easy to use without CSS. Rich text editor even becomes a plain text HTML editor when CSS is removed, making it much more accessible.
6	Audio/Video Features		Audio and video are added using HTML or by embedding content from sites such as YouTube; thus, possibilities are limited only by the capabilities of HTML and the external services used.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		Video and animations are added using HTML or by embedding content from sites such as YouTube; thus, possibilities are limited only by the capabilities of HTML and the external services used.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables used to present tabular data only. Very well laid-out with hidden captions to explain the purpose of the tables.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Very logical tab ordering with skip navigation link at the top of every page.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		Site is very easy to use with the keyboard, though CSS should be removed in order to disable the inaccessible rich text editor.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		Rich text editor initially impressive as buttons can be selected with keyboard, but unfortunately impossible to tab out of text box with keyboard when using Chrome or Safari browsers. Need to use Firefox or Explorer for the best results.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		Some forms with only one step (e.g. posting new content) provide no feedback. No apparent time restrictions.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		Most page elements conform to WCAG 2 colour contrast guidelines at level AAA, though some persistant elements (such as the sign out button) may be hard for some to read with white on a shade of red.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		Site behaves perfectly when zooming in all browsers.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		Easy-to-read sans serif fonts used exclusively. Very good layout. No excessively small text anywhere.

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 CloudWorks

• Collaborative Writing
• Comments and Sharing Views
• Finding People
• Group Discussion
• Text-based Editable Information