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From: Henny.Swan@rnib.org.uk
Date: Sep 20, 2004 8:58AM


Hi All,

I work in the Web Accessibility Consultancy here in RNIB so thought I'd just
jump in here and answer your questions regarding the See it Right audit
process.

1. can you tell me if most sites that pass the RNIB audit put the See It
Right logo on the page?
Only sites that have been audited by us can carry the logo. We audit the
site, issue a detailed report outlining where the site has failed and what
it can do to fix problems, the client then makes the changes and we then
recheck the site to see if all changes have been made. If the site passes we
issue the logo which is valid for a year. After that time the site must be
reaudited in order to continue carrying the logo.

2. do you know how the audit is conducted: is it only done with software
tools, or do they have an expert review, or at least some human
intervention?
We use some automated testing tools but the audit is largely done manually
by trained consultants. We use a number of different browsers and access
technologies to do this. There are two consultants who will work on any
given audit. One to lead the project and the other to quality assure the
report.

For more information have a look at http://www.rnib.org.uk/seeitrightaudit
or drop me a line.

Regards, Henny

-----Original Message-----
From: maryg [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: 20 September 2004 15:45
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] examples of accessible sites



>

>* http://www.chatsworth-house.co.uk/
> - a site for a beautiful stately home in the North of England - meets
>RNIB's See It Right standard
>

Martin, can you tell me if most sites that pass the RNIB audit put the See
It Right logo on the page? I notice that yours does not. Also, do you know
how the audit is conducted: is it only done with software tools, or do they
have an expert review, or at least some human intervention?

A couple of notes:
The link "Read More" appears multiple times on a page. When a person with a
screen reader brings up the list of links, the links will be out of context,
and so the user can't tell where a "Read More" link will go. Instead of
"Read More" you can link the text within the sentence or phrase. For
example, you could link "Rare Greenhouse tours" (WCAG 13.1 Clearly identify
the target of each link. Link text should be meaningful enough to make sense
when read out of context)

Also, in my screen reader, the table that begins with the picture of Nancy
Mitford reads:
This year, Shopping, For Young People, New This Year, Fine Food and Gifts,
Everyone Welcome
The table needs to be linearized (WCAG 5.3 Do not use tables for layout
unless the table makes sense when linearized.)

I didn't go any further with checking the site. I do like the look and feel!
Hope this helps your accessibility efforts,
Mary

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