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Results for Google Calendar

Description

Web Application which offers users an online calendar. Users can create appointments, in the same way as any other calendar applications. Calendars can be shared, embedded in other sites and overlaid on one another. It is possible to synchronise calendars with mobile phone technologies and Microsoft Outlook.

Accessibility Testing Results

An error seemed to appear when this service was used in the text browser Webbie but most areas appeared to be keyboard accessible except for the centre of the calendar! Sadly the create an appointment link was missing when viewed in text in WebbIE but it was possible to jump to the entry fields if the site was viewed in text only in Mozilla Firefox. Part of the site could be read with a screen reader but the order was poor. It does work with text to speech when text is highlighted and colour settings help show up appointments etc. The calendar is easy to use with a mouse and zooms well.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		Standard Google signin and signup form, which lacks some form labels. A Captcha is used, which provides an audio alternative for screenreader users. However, it may be difficult to interpret both the audio and visual forms.
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		Some non-critical links may seem ambiguous.
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 site is unusable without the stylesheet.
6	Audio/Video Features		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		N/A - This site does not deal with multimedia content.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are used to construct this site - this may cause some screenreaders to read the content in the wrong order.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Cannot tab into the calendar itself.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		The actual calendar cannot be accessed with a keyboard - events cannot be opened or viewed unless the user has a pointing device.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		This site has no rich text editor.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		This site often provides suitable feedback.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		Contrast depends upon the theme used, but adequate contrast can be easily achieved.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		Zoom works very very well with the calendar!
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		Particularly small text prevalent throughout the site, which may be difficult to view without zooming the page.

Disability-Tailored Results

The following table shows how well the product performs for people with disabilities, as listed in the Disabilities section.

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Activities you can do with Google Calendar

• Appointment Creation and Sharing