Page by Page Summary of Web Site Accessibility issues for JohnMcCain.com

Analysis Conducted September 1, 2008

Updated 09/02/08

Introduction

Below is a high level summary of the most common accessibility issues found on the pages that were analyzed for the web site in question. These are not all the issues on the site or even on each page presented below. They are the most common issues and should help to establish a good overview of what needs to be done to eliminate these accessibility issues for People with Disabilities and older Americans. The analysis of each page is below along with the Internet address of the page.

Page by Page Summary

Accessibility issues on Home Page http://www.johnmccain.com/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Linked Images are missing Alt Tags or have inappropriate Alt Tags. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Multiple Form Labels are present. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Device Dependant JavaScript is present, which may force the user to use a mouse and keep the page from being keyboard accessible. This needs to be tested with Assistive Technology.
Photos of the Week are missing Alt Tags and they are Pop Ups. This can cause problems for users of Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Contribute Page https://www.johnmccain.com/Contribute/ContributeE.aspx

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Form needs to use the attributes of Fieldset and Legend to improve the accessibility of the form for users of Assistive Technology.
Device Dependant JavaScript is present, which may force the user to use a mouse and keep the page from being keyboard accessible. This needs to be tested with Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Issues Page http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Multimedia Page http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Multimedia/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Linked Images are missing Alt Tags or have inappropriate Alt Tags. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Multimedia presentations are missing captions or transcripts.

Accessibility issues on Calendar Page http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Calendar/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Input image missing Alt Text.
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Blog Page http://www.johnmccain.com/blog/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Linked Images are missing Alt Tags or have inappropriate Alt Tags. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on McCain Timeline Page http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainTimeline/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Multimedia presentations are missing captions or transcripts.
Interactive Fields on multimedia presentation may not be available to users of Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Sign up to be a Volunteer Page https://www.johnmccain.com/Secure/Signup.aspx

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Input Image missing Alt Attribute Tag.
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Form needs to use the attributes of Fieldset and Legend to improve the accessibility of the form for users of Assistive Technology.
Device Dependant JavaScript is present, which may force the user to use a mouse and keep the page from being keyboard accessible. This needs to be tested with Assistive Technology.

Accessibility issues on Store Page http://store.johnmccain.com/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Linked Images are missing Alt Tags or have inappropriate Alt Tags. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Device Dependant JavaScript is present, which may force the user to use a mouse and keep the page from being keyboard accessible. This needs to be tested with Assistive Technology

Accessibility issues on Contact Page http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/

Page Title Tags are repetitive and do not tell the user what page they are on.
No Skip Navigation link is present which allows the user of Assistive Technology to skip over the repetitive navigation links to the first significant content on the page.
Alt Attribute Tags are missing. Users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey.
Inappropriate Alt Tags are present which will convey the wrong message to users of Assistive Technology
Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology.
Device Dependant JavaScript is present, which may force the user to use a mouse and keep the page from being keyboard accessible. This needs to be tested with Assistive Technology