Tag: Accessibility

Using the Wave Tool, on the SIUE Campus Recreation tab I found multiple errors and alerts using this tool I will break down my findings: here is the link- https://www.siue.edu/campus-recreation/facilities/index.shtml

• What accessibility issues pop up for the page you chose?
• The most common issues on the page are missing /empty Links, empty headings and failed pdf documents. This is important because if I am a student how and am looking for a special activity or a facility and the link does not work how would I go about finding this information if not on the school website.
• Who is most likely to need the content on the page?
• Students looking for information on different facility’s that the campus has to offer, or even parents curious of opening times and club events. Even facility who need confirmation on appointments and availability
• How might the accessibility issues impede people’s access to the content? Who might be most impacted?
• Accessibility issues are universal they can distract and take time away from anyone making it harder to find information. Those most impacted would be who don’t understand how the process works and don’t come to our school, or even people hard of seeing.
• Name one or two ways that the accessibility of the site could be improved – the smaller and easier, the better!
• The text and font sizes can be improved, the text is so small and only headings are bold, small text size reduces how universal the website can be to anyone viewing it. Another one is empty links, if I am a student or a parent looking for event times and the link is empty how else would I be able to find this information.

I used the SIUE interactive map. There are two errors that appear which is an empty button an empty link. Besides that, there are several alerts. This page is probably most used by new students coming to SIUE to find where to park or how to navigate the campus. The people who would be most impacted would be the blind or people who can’t interact with the map. The ways it can be improved would be a text-to-speech whenever you hover over an icon or make the map top down. The top down would help me a bit more when I first started my time here. Also a better guide on rooms and helping you figure out where your classes are would be helpful as well.

The SIUE page used is the application page: https://www.siue.edu/apply/

The issues that crop up for this page are:

1. Very small text
2. Very low contrast
3. Image has the same alternative text (redundant link)

Students who chose to apply to SIUE are most likely to view this page.

The issues listed earlier may impede those with poor vision or color blindness.

The accessibility of this site may be improved by;

1. Increasing the font of the text (to make it readable)
2. Using colors that stands out, like bright colors to make it easier for people (especially those with impaired vision) to read.
3. Remove redundant links.

I chose the Campus Recreation page. For accessibility issues listed from WAVE, there is an empty link, some contrast errors, and a decent amount of redundant links. Many students or people looking into applying would want to access this page. I think the accessibility of actually getting to this page or knowing that this is where certain things are located is a bit of an issue. Student Life doesn’t have a drop down list to show what the contents are like some other things, and then you have to click on that, Recreation and Healthy Living, and then Campus Recreation. Some of the contents also seem like they could belong under club activities, like eSports. I didn’t know this page was there or that we had some of these things. I think having a drop down list under Student Life or clearer categories and ways to find them could help.

I did an evaluation of SIUE Men’s Soccer Archive page with WAVE Accessibility Tool. WAVE did not discover major errors, but that does not mean that the page is entirely accessible. One major accessibility issue is that the headings are not consistently used. This creates a challenge for individuals who use screen reader programs and need to navigate through this page and find information.

Some other common accessibility issues (such as keyboard navigation, confusing hyperlinks, etc.) are not detected by WAVE’s automatic tools.

Individuals who will most likely use the SIUE Men’s Soccer Archive page include: current students, current student athletes, fans of men’s soccer, and former students (alumni) who wish to view historical content related to men’s soccer. There may be other individuals who may also be reliant on this content and use a type of assistive technology or screen reader.

Also, because of the poor structure of this page, it could be difficult for individuals with cognitive disabilities and/or visual impairments to easily find information. If an individual is using a screen reader, they would have to listen to the entire page from top/bottom, which could create frustration for this type of user.

One potential way to resolve the accessibility issues related to the SIUE Men’s Soccer Archive would be to use better headings as a way of organizing the page. Additionally, all images should have meaningful alternative text for individuals who use screen reader software.

GK.

Running the SIUE Engineering Board website through WAVE, I found several issues that were detected. There’s an Empty Link Error, 2 Contrast Errors, and 10 Alerts where very low contrast, small text and redundant links are the biggest issues. Engineering students, staff, or alumni are most likely to use the content on this page in order to contact Advisory Board members. The most impacted would be anyone trying to use it and trying to reach a contact link for a member but it’s an empty link. Redundant links seem to be prominent so compacting them all into one spot would help. 

• What accessibility issues crop up for the page you chose?

Two click-away links are invisible on the page

Four areas where contrast errors exist

• Who is most likely to need the content on the page?

People who need support with their technology

• How might the accessibility issues impede people’s access to the content?Who might be most impacted?

It may affect the page’s UX. They might think the page is cluttered or the colors too much.

• Name one or two ways that the accessibility of the site could be improved – the smaller and easier, the better!

Get rid of the invisible links in the background

Clean up the coloring on the page to improve overall contrast and make the UX better.