Review of Amazon
Amazon
Reviewed 27 Aug 2012
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Average score 91%
Summary
Generally Amazon is very accessible and can be read with NVDA with all areas of the website accessible through the keyboard. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw">Amazon's mobile website</a> may be easier to use at times and is less cluttered.
Detailed Results
| # | Test | Outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Login, Signup and Other Forms Accessible | 100% | Login and Sign Up is accessible, clear and well labelled. |
| 2 | Image ALT Attributes | 67% | Image ALT attributes have the null alt text label for book thumbnail images as titles provide the information but some goods appear to also have a correct alt tag so the policy seems to vary. |
| 3 | Link Target Definitions | 67% | Majority of links are clear with adequate description, there are some duplication links, such as 'shop here' |
| 4 | Frame Titles and Layout | 67% | Frames and iFrames are used. In some cases the frame id is read by NVDA and access is not affected although some bookmark accessibility tools may not load. |
| 5 | Removal of Stylesheet | 100% | CSS can be removed and access is possible with much scrolling, so it may help users to access the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/mobile/">mobile version of Amazon online.</a> |
| 6 | Audio/Video Features | 100% | Not applicable. |
| 7 | Video/animations - audio descriptions | 100% | Not applicable. |
| 8 | Appropriate use of Tables | 67% | Tables and nested tables are used for layout, they are not titled but they do not appear to affect access to content. |
| 9 | Tab Orderings Correct and Logical | 100% | Tab order is logical with the ability to skip links. |
| 10 | Page Functionality with Keyboard | 100% | Page functionality with the keyboard is good and all items can be reached but with effort. Test only conducted using Mozilla Firefox. |
| 11 | Accessibility of Text Editors | 100% | Not applicable. |
| 12 | Appropriate Feedback with Forms | 100% | Appropriate feedback is provided and the user is directed as to what they need to do next. There are no time restrictions. |
| 13 | Contrast and Colour Check | 100% | When checking for Tritanope colour blindness through VisCheck no problems were found. |
| 14 | Page Integrity when Zooming | 100% | The layout and readability are unaffected when zooming. |
| 15 | Text size, style, blinking elements and Readability | 100% | Sans-serif fonts used throughout at a regular 10/12pt size. Clear and easy to read with reasonable layout. |