Accessibility audit findings, University of Tasmania
Summary
This page shows detailed findings of an accessibility audit of the University of Tasmania website. It forms part of a research project, "Australian university website accessibility revisited", presented at the Ausweb 07 conference.
Results summary
| Checkpoint | Home page | Prospective students page | Student orientation page | Student accommodation page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Failed | Failed | Passed | Failed | 1.1 Provide text equivalents for non-text elements | Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed |
| 2.1 Ensure information conveyed with colour is also available without colour | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |
| 4.1 Identify changes in natural language for text and in text alternatives | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6.1 Organise documents so they can be read without stylesheets | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |
| 6.2 Update dynamic equivalents as content changes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 7.1 Do not make the screen flicker | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1.2 Provide redundant links for image map hotspots | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9.1 Provide client-side image maps unless you cannot define a hotspot with a geometric shape | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5.1 Identify row and column headers in data tables | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5.2 Use markup to link data cells with their headers in complex tables | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12.1 Give frames titles to help with orientation and navigation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6.3 Make sure pages work when scripts and applets are turned off. Otherwise provide an accessible equivalent | Failed | Passed | Passed | Passed |
| 1.3 Provide an auditory description of the important information in the visual track of a multimedia presentation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1.4 For any time-based multimedia presentation synchronise equivalent alternatives with the presentation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11.4 As a last resort, provide an accessible equivalent page that is updated as often as the original | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8.1 Make scripts and applets directly accessible if they affect important functionality | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14.1 Use clear and simple language | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
Detailed report and screen captures
1. Home page
- Accessibility report on the home page
- Graphical version of the home page, as seen in Internet Explorer
- Text only version of the home page
- Version of the home page with CSS turned off
- The WAVE report on the home page
2. Prospective students page
- Accessibility report on the prospective students page
- Graphical version of the prospective students page, as seen in Internet Explorer
- Text only version of the prospective students page
- Version of the prospective students page with CSS turned off
- The WAVE report on the prospective students page
3. Student orientation page
- Accessibility report on the student orientation page
- Graphical version of the student orientation page, as seen in Internet Explorer
- Text only version of the student orientation page
- Version of the student orientation page with CSS turned off
- The WAVE report on the student orientation page
4. Student accommodation page
- Accessibility report on the student accommodation page
- Graphical version of the student accommodation page, as seen in Internet Explorer
- Text only version of the student accommodation page
- Version of the student accommodation page with CSS turned off
- The WAVE report on the student accommodation page
Pages included in the audit
- Home page (http://www.utas.edu.au/)
- Prospective students page (http://www.prospective.utas.edu.au/)
- Student orientation page (http://www.firstyear.utas.edu.au/orientation/)
- Student accommodation page (http://www.utas.edu.au/accommodation/)
Date of audit
February 25 , 2007 (pages may have been updated or redesigned since).