Results for PBworks (PBwiki)
Description
PBwiki has been renamed as PBworks and has lost its peanut butter sandwich logo. There is a free version and other options for commercial use. It enables people to collaborate on documents and host websites which are interactive. Once signed in you receive an e-mail and can set up your own pages using the templates provided. You can add calendars, stock charts, table of contents, a chat room, images and YouTube videos. There is also an add in for bubbleshare.
Accessibility Testing Results
The output from this wiki is good but sadly the editor used does not allow for keyboard access and is not screen reader accessible. A text browser does not even show a link for editing the main area. However for text to speech applications access is good and colours can be changed along with font sizes and types.
| # | Test | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible |  |
Forms lacked labels although some screen readers would be able to access the text boxes as they were in the correct order. |
| 2 | Image ALT Attributes | |
Many images are CSS backgrounds with supporting texts which means there are no problems in text browser and the screen reader will not even be aware of the images used. |
| 3 | Link Target Definitions |  |
There were no problems with links |
| 4 | Frame Titles and Layout | |
No frames in place. |
| 5 | Removal of Stylesheet |  |
Problems exist because the site uses a table layout |
| 6 | Audio/Video Features | |
This depends on the use of embedded YouTube video player and use of alt tags with added graphics etc |
| 7 | Video/animations - audio descriptions | |
This depends on the use of embedded YouTube video player and use of audio descriptions within the original videos. |
| 8 | Appropriate use of Tables |  |
Tables are used for layout which is detrimental to linear navigation |
| 9 | Tab Orderings Correct and Logical | |
Tab order goes through the tables from top down and then across the page |
| 10 | Page Functionality with Keyboard | |
Keyboard access was possible until you had to use the rich text editor when there was no way to reach the menus |
| 11 | Accessibility of Text Editors | |
The rich text editor did not allow for keyboard only access. Javascript is used and the form cannot be seen in a text browser. |
| 12 | Appropriate Feedback with Forms | |
The feedback was not helpful as it appeared in one sentence with a long list of possible errors |
| 13 | Contrast and Colour Check | |
There were no problems with the standard colours |
| 14 | Page Integrity when Zooming | |
Zooming was good on the basic site |
| 15 | Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability | |
This was good on the main site but some of the help files or tips were rather faint and small. |
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.
| Disability | Average Score |
|---|---|
| Visual Stress | 89% |
| Colour Deficiencies | 67% |
| Partially Sighted and Visual Acuity | 67% |
| Specific Learning Differences (including Dyslexia) | 60% |
| Cognitive Learning Disabilities | 56% |
| Dexterity/Mobility | 50% |
| Blind and Severe Visual Impairments | 47% |
| Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 33% |
