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Results for Connotea

Description

Online reference management for academics. Add a button to your browser so you can tag and fill in information about references as they are made. The service recognises bibliographic information and fits well with EndNote and other reference type file formats. There is a community and it is possible to share bookmarks with others.

Accessibility Testing Results

This is a very academic looking site with good instructions and Flash screen animations with subtitles to explain how to make the most of Connotea. The structure and layout is good, text zooms well and contrast levels should cause few problems.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		Signup and signin forms are accessible, with correct labelling for screenreaders.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Alternative text is offered for all critical images on the site - screenreader users will be able to understand the content as clearly as others.
3	Link Target Definitions		All links, including images which would otherwise be ambiguous, have titles to uniquely identify them.
4	Frame Titles and Layout		No frames or iframes, which can be disorientating for screen-readers, are used in the design.
5	Removal of Stylesheet		The page is still understandable and functional when it is viewed as a linear document, with no styles.
6	Audio/Video Features		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content - text descriptions can be added.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content - text descriptions can be added.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are not used for the design of this website.
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 website is fully accessible without the use of a mouse.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		This site has no rich text editor.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		It is not obvious that the user is contributing to a publicly-viewable collection of documents, rather than their own private library.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		No significant contrast problems - only suspect item is the logout link.
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 Connotea

• References - Storing or Fetching
• Keywords Labelling Data