[Irl-dean] United Nations Global Audit of Web Accessibility

[Graham McAllister]

Hi Barry,

Many thanks for persisting to have this made available!  It downloads  
fine, and should make excellent reading for us all.

Graham.



On 16 Jan 2007, at 11:06, Barry McMullin wrote:

> Hi All -
>
> Just to say that the *full* report of the Nomensa study of web
> accessibility, on behalf of the UN, is now available (sort
> of - read on!). The original announcement of the study is here:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/y4fhm9>
>
> As of this morning, that still refers only to the "Executive
> Summary" being available, and that only "on request".  However, I
> had already logged a request for the full thing (by email), and
> was advised by email, this morning, that it was available. The
> email included a long and complex URL to access the report (pdf
> format only, 2.5 MByte download). They did not say anything about
> not sharing this URL, so I presume it is OK to pass it on.  I
> have made a short version of it, as follows:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/ykeds8>
>
> On the other hand ... I suspect that the URL they gave me (which
> the one above redirects to) may still be a limited time/limited
> use sort of thing.  So feel free to try it, but it may well not
> work.  If so, the best idea is probably to request your own copy
> by email to <info at nomensa.com>. (Actually, they didn't say
> anything explicitly about my not sharing the full report either;
> but it is marked as copyright by Nomensa, so better not...)
>
> I've had a quick look.  My main interest is in the
> methodology. So, some *very* immediate responses:
>
> - They did not rely on pure automated evaluation, which is
>   definitely a plus.
>
> - They only looked at the home page of each target site - which
>   is a severe limitation.
>
> - Not surprisingly, they found, as usual, that the elementary
>   step of providing appropriate alternatives for images is still
>   tripping up many many sites.
>
> - They give some examples of what they think is "good practice"
>   for text alternatives for images (page 9).  I have to say I
>   don't really agree: the examples are all from the UK prime
>   minister's site, and in all three cases which they show I would
>   classify the image as purely visual decoration and give it an
>   empty alt.  I'd be interested in any other opinions!
>
> Anyway, that's as far as I have got - enjoy!
>
> Best - Barry.
>
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