Blind and Severe Visual Impairments
Screen reading for all aspects of computer use may be the main access technology used, and it is important to remember navigational control may be by the keyboard rather than the mouse. Alternative information is required where multimedia, such as images, animation or videos are offered. Links to other areas need to have good labels and make sense when divorced from their web page. Layout, tables and forms also need to remain readable when the framework for the website is removed such as a style sheet. Further advice from RNIB.
Top Ten Products
These products attained the highest scores for the tests listed as relevant to this disability. The list of relevant tests follows below.
| Score | Product |
|---|---|
| 100% | Access Menu |
| 100% | Blogdigger |
| 99% | Blio 3.3 for iPhone 4.0 |
| 97% | Connotea |
| 97% | Easy Chirp formerly named "Accessible Twitter" |
| 96% | Adobe Digital Editions 1.8.3 (Windows desktop) |
| 96% | Blio 3.3 for iPad (iOS 5 and 6) |
| 95% | iBooks 2.1.1 for iPad 1 (iOS 5.1.1) |
| 95% | Microsoft Office Outlook |
| 95% | Microsoft Office Word |
Related Tests
- Accessibility of Text Editors
- Appropriate Feedback with Forms
- Appropriate use of Tables
- Audio/Video Features
- Frame Titles and Layout
- Image ALT Attributes
- Link Target Definitions
- Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible
- Page Functionality with Keyboard
- Removal of Stylesheet
- Tab Orderings Correct and Logical
- Video/animations - audio descriptions
