Review of LinkedIn

LinkedIn Reviewed 08 May 2012 · Average score 75%

Summary

The layout and menus are easy to follow. However, there were many missing lables and alts, some of the text input areas and and select boxes have lost functions when in text only mode, e.g. in Create a Group, which will be difficult for the screen reader user (using NVDA).

Detailed Results

# Test Outcome Notes
1 Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible 0% There were missing labels in the many places, which may impact on a screen reader user.
2 Image ALT Attributes 33% There were missing alt in the many places, which may impact on a screen reader user.
3 Link Target Definitions 67% Links were keyboard accessible, but some of them were hard to understand for the screen reader user (using NVDA).
4 Frame Titles and Layout 67% The frames do not impact on layout and the site can be used with text only view.
5 Removal of Stylesheet 100% Removal of styles does not affect the system functions.
6 Audio/Video Features 100% Audio and video are not usually used on LinkedIn.
7 Video/animations - audio descriptions 100% Audio and video are not usually used on LinkedIn.
8 Appropriate use of Tables 100% Data is held in frames rather than tables and screen reader access is possible when working through the messages.
9 Tab Orderings Correct and Logical 67% Tab order is logical but as there is no skip link the user must go through many links before reaching the desired content if using the tab key.
10 Page Functionality with Keyboard 33% There maybe some issues with full keyboard accessibility due to the use of iFrame, some sections were unable to be reached via keyboard access without the use of mouse.
11 Accessibility of Text Editors 100% This site has no rich text editor.
12 Appropriate Feedback with Forms 100% The product provides suitable feedback when the user performs an action.
13 Contrast and Colour Check 67% The main content has good colour contrast but some links and non-critical texts use pale grey on white which is harder to read.
14 Page Integrity when Zooming 100% Good zooming and easy to read with enlarged fonts.
15 Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability 100% Easy to read with clear layout.