NEWS - Most websites failing accessibility standards, 2006/12/05

Most leading websites failing to provide the most basic standards of accessibility
Some ninety-seven percent of websites are failing to provide the most basic level of accessibility according to accessibility agenct Nomensa.

Some of the key shortfalls identified in the survey are shown below:

93% failed to provide adequate text descriptions for graphics

73% relied on JavaScript for important functionality

78% used colours with poor contrast, causing issues for those with colour blindness

98% did not follow industry web standards for the programming code

97% did not allow people to alter or resize pages

89% offered poor page navigation

87% used pop-ups causing problems for those using screen magnification software

The full story can be seen at the BBCi website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6210068.stm