UITS Accessibility Initiative
Initial Accessibility Analysis
Media Collections Online
Mark Notess
Library Technologies, IUB Libraries
Analyst
Torri Stanley, Senior Accessibility Analyst
UITS Accessibility Initiative
Accessibility Level
Major Inaccessibility
Several to most features present accessibility barriers. Access Plan needs development.
Executive Summary
Overall, the Avalon Media System platform was designed with some consideration for accessibility. The
usage of lists for grouping content is useful for user navigation. Keyboard-only users will have difficulty
interacting with the video player due to controls that are hidden and their inability to start the video without
using the mouse. Users of assistive technology will have difficulty searching for content due to unlabeled
input form controls. These users with also have difficulty navigating and understanding the platform due to
missing effective navigational and structural elements. Resources available for accessibility improvements
should be focused on the following concerns: modifying the media player to fully support the keyboard, and
improve the semantic and navigational structure of the platform.
Results Summary
Met 4 of the 13 criteria.
Criteria
Results
1. An appropriate equivalent for every non-text element or piece of content shall be
provided regardless of medium.
Not Met
2. All interface elements and content shall be designed so that all information is
perceivable regardless of color palette or color contrast ratios.
Not Met
3. All content shall be semantically structured so that information, relationships,
sequences, and characteristics are understandable regardless of medium or
format.
Not Met
4. All programmed user interactions and content will never interfere with assistive
features of user-provided technology or cause users harm.
Met
5. All interactive elements will provide sufficient information about identity,
operation, and state regardless of user technology.
Not Met
6. All interactive elements will be operable regardless of user input method.
Not Met
7. All user interactions and content will be understandable and operable regardless
of timing limitations, position, or state.
Not Met
8. All content and interface elements will be navigable regardless of user input
method.
Not Met
9. All programmed user interactions and content will follow appropriate standards
and conventions.
Met
10. Appropriate support information will be provided for all user interactions and
tasks.
Met
11. Position information will be available to users at all times regardless of input
method.
Not Met
12. All presentation of content and user interactions will be customizable to user
preferences.
Not Met
13. All exceptions to these criteria and special requirements will be explicitly
identified in a manner that is understandable and perceivable to all users.
Met
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Description
Webpages Analyzed
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Media Online Collection [Home Page] – https://media.dlib.indiana.edu
Media Online Collection [Browse] –
https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/catalog?q=&search_field=all_fields&utf8=%E2%9C%93
[untitled] – Media Online Collection [Video] https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/avalon:7080
Media Collections Online [Sound Recordings Page] https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/catalog?f%5Bformat_sim%5D%5B%5D=Sound+Recording
&q=&search_field=all_fields
New York Noise author podcast for Indiana University Press [Audio] https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/avalon:7231
Technology Used for Review
Operating systems
 Windows 8.1, 64-bit
 Windows 7
Assistive Technology
 JAWS 16
 NVDA
Web Browsers
 Firefox 35
 Internet Explorer 11
Accessibility Tools
 W15y Quick Check
 Web Developer by Chris Pedrick
 ColorZilla
 Firebug
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Results
Criteria
Not Met
1. An appropriate
equivalent for every
non-text element or
piece of content shall
be provided regardless
of medium.
Implementation Check
Not Met
1A: All images and image
links have appropriate
alternative text descriptions
Comments
Universal Concern
There are graphic links in the footer
with alternative text that do not
indicate the purposes of their links.
Recurring Concern
There are graphic links with
alternative text that do not
indicate the purposes of their
links.
Unique Concern
Affected Page: Video Player
Page
The media image is missing an
empty “alt” attribute (alt=””).
Not Met
1B: All time-based media
provide appropriate
alternatives (transcript,
captions, descriptions, etc.)
Recurring Concerns
This media player does not seem
to support audio descriptions.
Unique Concerns
Affected Page: Video Player
Page
This media player does not seem
to support synchronized captions.
Affected Page: Audio Player
Page
This media player does not seem
to support full text transcripts.
Not Met
2. All interface elements
and content shall be
designed so that all
information is
perceivable regardless
of color palette or color
contrast ratios.
N/A
1C: Interactive
presentations/activities
provide equivalent
information to users
Met
2A: Color is never used as
the only visual means of
conveying information,
indicating an action,
prompting a response, or
distinguishing a visual
element
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Results
Not Met
Criteria
3. All content shall be
semantically
structured so that
information,
relationships,
sequences, and
characteristics are
understandable
regardless of medium
or format.
Implementation Check
Comments
Not Met
2B:All color contrast ratios
have at least a 4.5:1 ratio or a
3:1 ratio if the text is at least
18pt or 14pt bold
Recurring Concern
There is content with low color
contrast ratios.
Not Met
3A: Indication of content
organization is provided
through appropriate markup
(headings, ARIA, lists, title,
tables, etc.) that adheres to
development standards
Universal Concerns
 There is an illogical HTML
heading structure. The
heading structure starts at
heading level 4, and skips
heading levels 1 through 3.
 A declaration of the default
human language is
missing.
 The “main” and “banner”
ARIA landmark roles are
missing.
Recurring Concerns
 There are pages with the
same title as the MCO
Home page.
 The <iframe> tag under
the “Embed” tab is missing
a “title” attribute.
Unique Concern
Affected Page: Sound Recording
Under “Format” under “Browse
By,” there is a list with only one
list item. [Minor Concern]
Met
3B: Multiple means of
representation are provided
when the sequence or
relationship in which
content is presented affects
its meaning
N/A
3C: Multiple means of
representation are provided
for information about shape,
size, visual location,
orientation, sound, etc.
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Results
Met
Not Met
Criteria
Implementation Check
4. All programmed user
interactions and
content will never
interfere with assistive
features of userprovided technology or
cause users harm.
Met
4A: standard commands for
technology (e.g., touch,
keyboard shortcuts, voice
commands, etc.) are never
modified or disabled
Met
4B: Medical conditions (e.g.,
seizures) are never triggered
because of user interaction
or content
5. All interactive
elements will provide
sufficient information
about identity,
operation, and state
regardless of user
technology.
Not Met
5A: All interactive elements
have an appropriate label or
other form of identification
Met
5B: Multiple means are
provided to determine the
state of an element (e.g.,
disabled, collapsed, selected,
checked, active, etc.)
Not Met
5C: The operation of
interactive elements is easily
identifiable (label, value,
placeholder, etc.) or
instructions are provided
Comments
Universal Concern
The “Search” form control is
missing a label.
Universal Concern
The “Indiana University” and “The
Trustees of Indiana University”
links have dissimilar link text, but
share the same destination.
[Minor Concern]
Recurring Concern
The purposes of the “more >>”
links in the “Browse By” filters are
not understandable out of context.
Unique Concerns
Affected Page: Home
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Not Met
6. All interactive
elements will be
operable regardless of
user input method.
Not Met
6A: All interactive elements
can be activated using the
keyboard and other
designated alternative input
method(s)
There are links with
dissimilar link text, but
share the same
destinations.
There are links with
similar link text, but
different destinations.
Recurring Concerns
 The “Stream Quality” of
the media player cannot be
adjusted solely using the
keyboard. This is because
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Results
Criteria
Implementation Check
Comments
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its radio button list of
available stream qualities
is programmed to only
appear with a click or a
touch.
The media player scrub bar
cannot be accessed using
assistive technology.
Unique Concern
Affected Page: Video Player
Page
The video cannot be started solely
using the keyboard. This is
because the “Overlay Play” button
is both a <div> tag, which is not a
native HTML interactive element,
and it is missing the “tabindex”
attribute, which would make the
button focusable with the
keyboard.
Not Met
7. All user interactions
and content will be
understandable and
operable regardless of
timing limitations,
position, or state.
Met
6B: Special states (e.g.,
hover, pressed, dragging,
etc.) of interactive elements
can be activated with
multiple input methods
Met
7A: Specific timing, order, or
position is never needed for
user interactions
Not Met
7B: The timing of any user
interaction or the time limit
for accessing content can be
adjusted
Unique Concern
Affected Page: Video Player
Page
The media player controls hide
after 3 seconds of no “mouseover”
activity.
Not Met
8. All content and
interface elements will
be navigable regardless
of user input method.
N/A
7C: Moving elements,
changes, and updates can be
paused or completely
disabled
Met
8A: User navigation is never
trapped or disabled
Not Met
8B: Multiple methods are
provided for bypassing
Universal Concern
Methods to skip groups of content
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Results
Criteria
Implementation Check
groups of content
Met
9. All programmed user
interactions and
content will follow
appropriate standards
and conventions
Met
10. Appropriate support
information will be
provided for all user
interactions and tasks.
Not Met
11. Position information
will be available to
users at all times
regardless of input
method.
Met
8C: If the navigation order
affects meaning or
operation, the proper
navigation order preserved
regardless of input method
Met
9A: All Programmed
interactions and content
never produce
insurmountable errors
Met
9B: All interaction,
navigation, and content
access methods are
consistent and follow known
conventions or instructions
are provided
Met
9C: Specific combinations of
technology are never
required for any interaction,
navigation method or
content access
N/A
10A: User input or
navigation errors are easily
identified and understood by
users. Support is provided to
help remediate errors
N/A
10B: User input interactions
are reversible, validated for
errors, and confirmed before
processing
N/A
10C: Required user
interactions and content are
easily identified by users
Met
10D: Support
documentation and contact
information is provided
Not Met
11A: User position
information for content and
interface elements is
available in at least two
modalities (e.g., visually,
Comments
are missing.
Universal Concern
Interactive content is missing
clear visual indication of keyboard
focus.
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Results
Criteria
Implementation Check
Auditory, tactically, etc.) at
all times
Not Met
Met
Met
11B: User position
information for time-based
media is available in at least
two modalities
N/A
11C: Methods for resetting
user position to a
predetermined origin are
never disabled
12. All presentation of
content and user
interactions will be
customizable to user
preferences.
Met
12A: Users can modify
content presentation without
effecting functionality or
meaning
Not Met
12B: User technology which
provides content,
presentation, and interaction
customization is never
modified or disabled
13. All exceptions to these
criteria and special
requirements will be
explicitly identified in
a manner that is
understandable and
perceivable to all
users.
N/A
13A: Known issues and their
workarounds are identified
and described in a welldocument location
N/A
13B: Any alternatives and
workarounds provide
equivalent and updated
content, interface elements
and user interactions
N/A
13C: If special components
(e.g., software, plug-ins,
input methods, etc.) must be
added by the user,
instructions are provided
and all other criteria is met
by these components
Comments
Recurring Concern
Media player controls are missing
clear visual indications of
keyboard focus.
Universal Concern
CSS is being used to suppress the
outlining of focusable interactive
content.
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