Bobby
URL tested: http://aces.nsstc.nasa.gov/partners.html, January 4, 2002 3:59:58 PM CST
Bobby Core v3.2, WAI Guidelines 1999/05/05

About this report

The Bobby report presents an accessibility evaluation grouped by the three priority levels defined by the Web Access Initiative (WAI), as well as browser compatibility and download statistics. As an automated evaluation tool, Bobby is able to detect many accessibility problems and to highlight other possible problems that must be checked. A "Bobby" hat in the original page (if displayed) indicates that Bobby was able to detect a Priority 1 problem with accessibility. A question mark indicates a Priority 1 item that needs to be checked by the user. Follow the links provided in the report to get details about any problem reported, including how to repair it, if needed. For more information on the report, please access our online documentation.

To be Bobby Approved, a page must pass all of the Priority 1 accessibility checkpoints established by the WAI.





Click on the error messages below to find out more information.

Priority 1 Accessibility

This web page does not contain any Priority 1 accessibility errors that Bobby can detect. However, certain items require human judgment; these are listed below. Please review these items; if none of these apply to your page, it qualifies for Bobby Approved status.

User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine whether they apply. Bobby Approval requires that none of them apply to your page. Please review these 4 item(s):

  1. If an image conveys important information beyond what is its alternative text, provide an extended description. (3 instances)
    Line 63, Line 88, Line 120
  2. If you use color to convey information, make sure the information is also represented another way.

  3. Be sure pages are readable and usable if style sheets are ignored.

  4. Provide alternative content for each SCRIPT that conveys important information or functionality.

The following 4 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby Approved status.

  1. Ensure that descriptions of dynamic content are updated with changes in content.

  2. Use the simplest and most straightforward language that is possible.

  3. Avoid ASCII art.

  4. If you can't make a page accessible, construct an alternate accessible version.

If the Priority 1 issues listed do not apply to your page, then it qualifies as Bobby Approved and you are entitled to use the Bobby Approved icon. To obtain the icon and learn how to place it in your page, visit the Icon Guidelines page on the CAST web site.


Priority 2 Accessibility

Bobby Approved status is assigned on the basis of Priority 1 items in the Web Content Guidelines. For a higher level of accessibility you may also want to examine Priority 2 and Priority 3 items. 3 Priority 2 issue(s) that Bobby has identified are presented below.

  1. Separate adjacent links with more than whitespace. (13 instances)
    Line 61, Line 83, Line 90, Line 92, Line 93, Line 94, Line 95, Line 96, Line 99, Line 101, Line 108, Line 124
  2. Use relative sizing and positioning (% values) rather than absolute (pixels). (24 instances)
    Line 57, Line 67, Line 68, Line 70, Line 74, Line 76, Line 79, Line 80, Line 83, Line 89, Line 90, Line 92, Line 94, Line 96, Line 99, Line 101, Line 105, Line 108, Line 111, Line 114, Line 115, Line 117, Line 120, Line 122
  3. Avoid use of deprecated language features if possible. (37 instances)
    Line 56, Line 57, Line 67, Line 68, Line 69, Line 70, Line 72, Line 73, Line 74, Line 75, Line 76, Line 78, Line 79, Line 80, Line 81, Line 83, Line 89, Line 90, Line 92, Line 94, Line 96, Line 99, Line 101, Line 103, Line 105, Line 108, Line 111, Line 114, Line 115, Line 117, Line 120, Line 122

User Checks

6 Priority 2 issue(s) that Bobby has identified are presented below:

  1. Add a descriptive title to links when needed.

  2. Mark up quotations with the Q and BLOCKQUOTE elements.

  3. Check that the foreground and background colors contrast sufficiently with each other.

  4. Use header elements in the proper sequence and not for bold text.

  5. If scripts create pop-up windows or change the active window, ensure that the user is aware this is happening. (1 instance)
    Line 7
  6. Style sheets should be used to control layout and presentation wherever possible.

The following 8 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility.

  1. Use a clear, consistent navigation structure.

  2. Make sure your document validates to formal published grammars.

  3. Where it's possible to mark up content (for example mathematical equations) instead of using images, use a markup language (such as MathML).

  4. Use metadata to add computer-understandable information about the page.

  5. Group related elements when possible.

  6. Ensure that dynamic content is accessible or provide an alternate presentation or page.

  7. Offer a site map or table of contents, and provide a description of the general layout of the site, the access features used, and how to use them.

  8. Use the latest technology specification available whenever possible.




Browser Compatibility Errors

The following section contains a list of 5 browser compatibility errors. Browser compatibility errors help to determine when HTML tags and their attributes are not compatible with certain web browsers or HTML specifications. Browser compatibility errors do not affect the accessibility rating of a page.
  1. Unknown attribute HTTP-EQUIV in element META. for browser(s): Lynx2.7 (1 instance)
    Line 6
  2. Required attribute TYPE is missing from tag SCRIPT for browser(s): HTML4.0 (1 instance)
    Line 7
  3. Unknown element name DOCUMENT.MM_TIME.LENGTH; for browser(s): Lynx2.7, Explorer4.01, Navigator4.0, HTML4.0 (1 instance)
    Lines 34-40
  4. Unknown attribute TYPE in element STYLE. for browser(s): Lynx2.7 (1 instance)
    Line 42
  5. Attribute SIZE in element FONT must be assigned an integer. for browser(s): Explorer4.01 (1 instance)
    Line 56

Download Time

The following three-column table gives download time statistics for the images, applets, and objects on this page. The first column contains the URL of each item, the second column the item size in kilobytes, and the third column the approximate download time for each item when using a 28,800 baud modem. At the end of the report, an arbitrary delay of 0.5 seconds is added for each file to account for slow-downs caused by HTTP connection times.

URL
Size
Time (secs)
http://aces.nsstc.nasa.gov/partners.html 9.49 K 2.64
http://aces.nsstc.nasa.gov/images/side_nav1.jpg 5.85 K 1.62
http://aces.nsstc.nasa.gov/images/uav_flyingimage.jpg 5.42 K 1.51
http://aces.nsstc.nasa.gov/images/nasa_logo.jpg 3.74 K 1.04
Total
24.51 K
6.81
HTTP Request Delays
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2.00
Total + Delays
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8.81