Review of Blogger

Blogger Reviewed 10 Aug 2009 · Average score 77%

Summary

Blogger is generally accessible and easy to use, with many customization options. Zooming works well, and the page can be navigated without a mouse. There are some issues, such as images lacking alt tags, and the text editor toolbar not being accessible without a mouse.

Detailed Results

# Test Outcome Notes
1 Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible 67% Existing Google accounts can be used to signup. The Google signup could make better use of clear labels, although the form for creating a blog is clearer.
2 Image ALT Attributes 33% Images inserted into blogs do not contain alt tags, which may be problematic for screenreader users.
3 Link Target Definitions 100% All links have titles to uniquely identify them. Breadcrumb trails are used where necessary.
4 Frame Titles and Layout 100% No frames or iframes are used in the design, which helps users with screenreaders.
5 Removal of Stylesheet 100% The site is fully accessible when the stylesheet is removed.
6 Audio/Video Features 33% Videos can be embedded from YouTube, which allows text captions to be turned on.
7 Video/animations - audio descriptions 33% Audio descriptions can be added as part of the original video but not in Blogger. Text descriptions are possible.
8 Appropriate use of Tables 100% Tables are not used for the page layout.
9 Tab Orderings Correct and Logical 100% Tab orderings are correct and logical, in a top-to-bottom or left-to-right format.
10 Page Functionality with Keyboard 100% The page is fully accessible without a mouse.
11 Accessibility of Text Editors 67% Basic functionallity is accessible, the editor can be tabbed in to and out again. The toolbar can not be accessed, however.
12 Appropriate Feedback with Forms 100% Appropriate feedback is given to the user when they perform an action.
13 Contrast and Colour Check 67% There are some contrast issues such as light blue text on white backgrounds on the default pages, although each user has the option to change colour schemes on their own blog.
14 Page Integrity when Zooming 100% The layout and readability of the site are unaffected by zooming.
15 Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability 67% The majority of text is size 10, which may be uncomfortable for some. Fonts are sans-serif and there is no flashing or blinking content.