Northwestern
The data in this study was collected with the Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator.
| Website | Summary Score |
Titling | Sub Headings | Forms | Data Tables | Images | Layout Tables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern(Admis) | 30.7 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 68.7 | 72.9 |
| Northwestern(Home) | 38.0 | 16.2 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 50.0 | 85.0 | 87.5 |
| Northwestern(LAS) | 61.6 | 82.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 90.9 | 100.0 |
Details for Northwestern(Admis) Website
URL: http://www.northwestern.edu/admissions/index.html
Date: 2010-04-07
| Rule | Number of Pages | Pages that Passed | Percentage of Pages Passed | Rule Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titling | ||||
| Title Element | 50 | 47 | 94.0 | The page must contain exactly one title element. |
| Title Content | 50 | 49 | 98.0 | The title element must have text content. |
| H1 Element* | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | The page must contain at least one h1 element. |
| Number of H1s | 50 | 7 | 14.0 | The page should contain no more than two h1 elements. |
| H1 and Title* | 50 | 4 | 8.0 | The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content. |
| H1 Content | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | Each h1 element must have text content. |
| H1 IMG Content | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 100 | 12 | 12.0 | |
| Sub Headings | ||||
| Nesting* | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested. |
| Content | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content. |
| IMG Content | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | |
| Forms | ||||
| Labels* | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | Each input element with type=text | password | checkbox | radio | file and each select and textarea element must either be referenced by the for attribute of a label element via its id attribute, or have a title attribute. |
| Value | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | Each input element with type=button | submit | reset must have either a value attribute or a title attribute. |
| Alt Text | 39 | 14 | 35.8 | Each input element with type=image must have either an alt attribute or a title attribute. |
| Label Content | 26 | 25 | 96.1 | Each label and legend element must have text content. |
| Summary | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Data Tables | ||||
| TH Elements* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | For each data table, the first cell in each column must be a th element, and each row must contain at least one th element. |
| Summary* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute. |
| Summary Unique | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique. |
| IDs Unique* | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | Each th element in a complex data table must have an id attribute whose value is unique relative to all ids on the page. |
| Headers Attribute* | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements. |
| Summary | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| Images | ||||
| Alt Text* | 48 | 33 | 68.7 | Each img element must have an alt attribute. |
| Decorative | 48 | 38 | 79.1 | Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Small | 48 | 38 | 79.1 | Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Summary | 48 | 33 | 68.7 | |
| Layout Tables | ||||
| Nesting* | 48 | 35 | 72.9 | Tables should be used only for organizing data in rows and columns. Use CSS instead of tables and nested tables to visually layout blocks of related content for graphical rendering. |
| Summary | 48 | 35 | 72.9 | |
| All Rules for Northwestern(Admis) | ||||
| Summary | 293 | 90 | 30.7 | |
Details for Northwestern(Home) Website
URL: http://www.northwestern.edu/
Date: 2010-04-07
| Rule | Number of Pages | Pages that Passed | Percentage of Pages Passed | Rule Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titling | ||||
| Title Element | 43 | 41 | 95.3 | The page must contain exactly one title element. |
| Title Content | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | The title element must have text content. |
| H1 Element* | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | The page must contain at least one h1 element. |
| Number of H1s | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | The page should contain no more than two h1 elements. |
| H1 and Title* | 43 | 6 | 13.9 | The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content. |
| H1 Content | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | Each h1 element must have text content. |
| H1 IMG Content | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 86 | 14 | 16.2 | |
| Sub Headings | ||||
| Nesting* | 43 | 3 | 6.9 | Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested. |
| Content | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content. |
| IMG Content | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 43 | 3 | 6.9 | |
| Forms | ||||
| Labels* | 38 | 7 | 18.4 | Each input element with type=text | password | checkbox | radio | file and each select and textarea element must either be referenced by the for attribute of a label element via its id attribute, or have a title attribute. |
| Value | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | Each input element with type=button | submit | reset must have either a value attribute or a title attribute. |
| Alt Text | 29 | 8 | 27.5 | Each input element with type=image must have either an alt attribute or a title attribute. |
| Label Content | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | Each label and legend element must have text content. |
| Summary | 38 | 7 | 18.4 | |
| Data Tables | ||||
| TH Elements* | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | For each data table, the first cell in each column must be a th element, and each row must contain at least one th element. |
| Summary* | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute. |
| Summary Unique | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique. |
| IDs Unique* | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | Each th element in a complex data table must have an id attribute whose value is unique relative to all ids on the page. |
| Headers Attribute* | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements. |
| Summary | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| Images | ||||
| Alt Text* | 40 | 34 | 85.0 | Each img element must have an alt attribute. |
| Decorative | 40 | 32 | 80.0 | Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Small | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Summary | 40 | 34 | 85.0 | |
| Layout Tables | ||||
| Nesting* | 40 | 35 | 87.5 | Tables should be used only for organizing data in rows and columns. Use CSS instead of tables and nested tables to visually layout blocks of related content for graphical rendering. |
| Summary | 40 | 35 | 87.5 | |
| All Rules for Northwestern(Home) | ||||
| Summary | 255 | 97 | 38.0 | |
Details for Northwestern(LAS) Website
URL: http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/
Date: 2010-07-29
| Rule | Number of Pages | Pages that Passed | Percentage of Pages Passed | Rule Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titling | ||||
| Title Element | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | The page must contain exactly one title element. |
| Title Content | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | The title element must have text content. |
| H1 Element* | 55 | 53 | 96.3 | The page must contain at least one h1 element. |
| Number of H1s | 55 | 53 | 96.3 | The page should contain no more than two h1 elements. |
| H1 and Title* | 55 | 38 | 69.0 | The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content. |
| H1 Content | 55 | 52 | 94.5 | Each h1 element must have text content. |
| H1 IMG Content | 55 | 52 | 94.5 | Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 110 | 91 | 82.7 | |
| Sub Headings | ||||
| Nesting* | 55 | 11 | 20.0 | Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested. |
| Content | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content. |
| IMG Content | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains. |
| Summary | 55 | 11 | 20.0 | |
| Forms | ||||
| Labels* | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | Each input element with type=text | password | checkbox | radio | file and each select and textarea element must either be referenced by the for attribute of a label element via its id attribute, or have a title attribute. |
| Value | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | Each input element with type=button | submit | reset must have either a value attribute or a title attribute. |
| Alt Text | 0 | 0 | na | Each input element with type=image must have either an alt attribute or a title attribute. |
| Label Content | 0 | 0 | na | Each label and legend element must have text content. |
| Summary | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Data Tables | ||||
| TH Elements* | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | For each data table, the first cell in each column must be a th element, and each row must contain at least one th element. |
| Summary* | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute. |
| Summary Unique | 3 | 2 | 66.6 | The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique. |
| IDs Unique* | 3 | 2 | 66.6 | Each th element in a complex data table must have an id attribute whose value is unique relative to all ids on the page. |
| Headers Attribute* | 3 | 2 | 66.6 | Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements. |
| Summary | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | |
| Images | ||||
| Alt Text* | 55 | 50 | 90.9 | Each img element must have an alt attribute. |
| Decorative | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Small | 55 | 15 | 27.2 | Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead. |
| Summary | 55 | 50 | 90.9 | |
| Layout Tables | ||||
| Nesting* | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | Tables should be used only for organizing data in rows and columns. Use CSS instead of tables and nested tables to visually layout blocks of related content for graphical rendering. |
| Summary | 55 | 55 | 100.0 | |
| All Rules for Northwestern(LAS) | ||||
| Summary | 342 | 211 | 61.6 | |