Web²Access

Results for Google Sites

Description

Used for quickly creating web pages or team collaboration sites with templates using text edit boxes, uploading of images etc.

Accessibility Testing Results

The accessibility of Google Sites for keyboard-only users is quite poor as a lot of the functionality (especially in rich text editor) is unreachable. With this tool being primarily based on what the user can see, it is likely that users with vision problems will have trouble using it properly.

#	Test	Score	Summary
1	Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible		The standard Google signup form is missing some labels. The form for creating a site has a recaptcha with poor audio option.
2	Image ALT Attributes		Very few critical images have alternative text.
3	Link Target Definitions		All links, including images which would otherwise be ambiguous, have titles to uniquely identify them.
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		This site is unusable without a stylesheet.
6	Audio/Video Features		Websites made with this service make it possible to up load videos from Google and to supply text transcriptions or captioning as part of the video. Any alt attributes have to be added via HTML rather than the editing template.
7	Video/animations - audio descriptions		Websites made with this service would make it possible to add video/audio files for audio descriptions. Text descriptions can be added within the content.
8	Appropriate use of Tables		Tables are not used for the design of this website.
9	Tab Orderings Correct and Logical		Tab order is in a logical and consistent top-to-bottom or left-to-right format.
10	Page Functionality with Keyboard		This page requires use of a pointing device for its editing features.
11	Accessibility of Text Editors		Parts of the web page editor are not accessible with the screenreader or keyboard.
12	Appropriate Feedback with Forms		The product provides suitable feedback when the user performs an action.
13	Contrast and Colour Check		No contrast issues.
14	Page Integrity when Zooming		The website maintains the layout and usability of all critical areas perfectly when zoomed.
15	Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability		The majority of text on the site is size ten, which is readable but may be uncomfortable for some.

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.

Activities you can do with Google Sites

• Collaborative Writing