Review of Animoto

Animoto Reviewed 17 May 2012 · Average score 77%

Summary

The main issue for this site is that it uses Flash to play videos without added keyboard accessibility. However, it provides users with the option to add text and music to their uploaded videos, which makes it possible to add full text transcripts and captioning.

Detailed Results

# Test Outcome Notes
1 Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible 100% Sign up is possible via Facebook and the edit areas are labelled and accessible for NVDA screen reader users. .
2 Image ALT Attributes 100% Alternative text is offered for all critical images on the site - NVDA screen reader works well with main graphics. .
3 Link Target Definitions 67% Most of the links were understandable and easy to understand. Some buttons are a little .
4 Frame Titles and Layout 100% No frames or iframes are used in the page design.
5 Removal of Stylesheet 33% Without the stylesheet, large sections of the links are not functioned.
6 Audio/Video Features 100% The site provides the functions for the users to add text and music to their uploaded video. It is possible to add full text transcripts and captioning.
7 Video/animations - audio descriptions 100% The site provides the functions for the users to add text and music to uploaded videos. It is possible to add audio descriptions. .
8 Appropriate use of Tables 100% Tables are not used for the design of this website.
9 Tab Orderings Correct and Logical 67% Tab order is good and there is a site map but no skip to content so it takes time to reach main elements.
10 Page Functionality with Keyboard 0% Keyboard access failed in many parts of the system die to the number of flash objects - playing videos via keyboard only access.
11 Accessibility of Text Editors 100% This site has no rich text editor (tested with the Lite account type).
12 Appropriate Feedback with Forms 100% The product provides suitable feedback when the user performs an action.
13 Contrast and Colour Check 33% The main menu on the feature page was using light blue text #588498 on dark blue background #13526E, which failed the Juicy Studio colour contrast test. However, many pages used a monochrome approach that was easier to read. .
14 Page Integrity when Zooming 100% The website maintains the layout when zoomed,.
15 Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability 67% The site has a clear layout, and text is relatively easy to read. When it is not embedded within the Flash videos it is usually text to speech accessible. Font sizes are good. .