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Description

Overstream allows users to add commentaries and captions to videos as well as send video postcards. There is a forum, RSS feed and news about Overstream.

Accessibility Testing Results

This service offers the chance to caption videos on-line. It uses a Flash editor and player which is only usable with a keyboard in certain browsers such as Internet Explorer. The help is good the site is navigable without style sheets but does use tables throughout and labelling and alt tags are missing. Text is small but zoom is good for the general site.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		Forms fail due to lack of labels although they are keyboard accessible.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Few images have alternative text, which may cause screenreader users to have a different understanding of the content.
3	Link Target Definitions		Some links are ambiguous or repeated.
4	Frame Titles and Layout		This site does not use frames.
5	Removal of Stylesheet		The site is fully functional without a style applied.
6	Audio/Video Features		Text captioning and descriptions can be added to content generated on this site.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		Audio descriptions and text can be added to content generated on this site.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are used to set the layout of this page although these do not hinder tabbing they have no headings so screen reader user has no guide for navigation.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Tab order is in a logical and consistent top-to-bottom or left-to-right format.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		The site makes use of Flash components, which cannot be controlled without a mouse. The player cannot be reached in certain browsers.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		Most forms are simple, accessible text boxes, but a Flash component is used for creating captions.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		The product provides suitable feedback when the user performs an action.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		The contrast on this site is acceptable and passes validation tests.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		The website maintains the layout and usability of all critical areas perfectly when zoomed.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		The majority of text on the site is size ten, which is readable but may be uncomfortable for some.

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 Overstream

• Video Sharing
• Embeddable Content Generation
• Multimedia Editing
• Annotating Multimedia