University of Iowa

The data in this study was collected with the Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator.

University of Iowa Web Accessibility Summary Information
Website Summary
Score		 Titling Sub Headings Forms Data Tables Images Layout Tables
University of Iowa(Admis) 11.3 6.2 6.2 12.5 na 31.2 6.2
University of Iowa(Home) 65.5 78.5 60.0 5.8 na 85.7 82.8
University of Iowa(LAS) 78.7 50.0 75.8 100.0 na 96.5 100.0

Details for University of Iowa(Admis) Website

URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/index.html

Date: 2010-07-29

University of Iowa(Admis): Percentage of Pages that Pass Accessibility Rules
Rule Number of Pages Pages that Passed Percentage of Pages Passed Rule Details
Titling
Title Element 16 16 100.0 The page must contain exactly one title element.
Title Content 16 16 100.0 The title element must have text content.
H1 Element* 16 1 6.2 The page must contain at least one h1 element.
Number of H1s 16 1 6.2 The page should contain no more than two h1 elements.
H1 and Title* 16 1 6.2 The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content.
H1 Content 16 1 6.2 Each h1 element must have text content.
H1 IMG Content 16 1 6.2 Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 32 2 6.2
Sub Headings
Nesting* 16 1 6.2 Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested.
Content 16 16 100.0 Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content.
IMG Content 16 16 100.0 Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 16 1 6.2
Forms
Labels* 8 1 12.5 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 3 3 100.0 Each input element with type=button | submit | reset must have either a value attribute or a title attribute.
Alt Text 2 2 100.0 Each input element with type=image must have either an alt attribute or a title attribute.
Label Content 1 1 100.0 Each label and legend element must have text content.
Summary 8 1 12.5
Data Tables
TH Elements* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute.
Summary Unique 0 0 na The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique.
IDs Unique* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements.
Summary 0 0 na
Images
Alt Text* 16 5 31.2 Each img element must have an alt attribute.
Decorative 16 0 0.0 Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Small 16 6 37.5 Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Summary 16 5 31.2
Layout Tables
Nesting* 16 1 6.2 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 16 1 6.2
All Rules for University of Iowa(Admis)
Summary 88 10 11.3

Details for University of Iowa(Home) Website

URL: http://www.uiowa.edu/

Date: 2010-07-29

University of Iowa(Home): Percentage of Pages that Pass Accessibility Rules
Rule Number of Pages Pages that Passed Percentage of Pages Passed Rule Details
Titling
Title Element 35 11 31.4 The page must contain exactly one title element.
Title Content 35 35 100.0 The title element must have text content.
H1 Element* 35 28 80.0 The page must contain at least one h1 element.
Number of H1s 35 28 80.0 The page should contain no more than two h1 elements.
H1 and Title* 35 27 77.1 The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content.
H1 Content 35 28 80.0 Each h1 element must have text content.
H1 IMG Content 35 28 80.0 Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 70 55 78.5
Sub Headings
Nesting* 35 21 60.0 Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested.
Content 35 34 97.1 Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content.
IMG Content 35 34 97.1 Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 35 21 60.0
Forms
Labels* 34 2 5.8 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 9 9 100.0 Each input element with type=button | submit | reset must have either a value attribute or a title attribute.
Alt Text 28 2 7.1 Each input element with type=image must have either an alt attribute or a title attribute.
Label Content 1 1 100.0 Each label and legend element must have text content.
Summary 34 2 5.8
Data Tables
TH Elements* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute.
Summary Unique 0 0 na The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique.
IDs Unique* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements.
Summary 0 0 na
Images
Alt Text* 35 30 85.7 Each img element must have an alt attribute.
Decorative 35 27 77.1 Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Small 35 2 5.7 Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Summary 35 30 85.7
Layout Tables
Nesting* 35 29 82.8 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 35 29 82.8
All Rules for University of Iowa(Home)
Summary 209 137 65.5

Details for University of Iowa(LAS) Website

URL: http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/

Date: 2010-04-08

University of Iowa(LAS): Percentage of Pages that Pass Accessibility Rules
Rule Number of Pages Pages that Passed Percentage of Pages Passed Rule Details
Titling
Title Element 29 29 100.0 The page must contain exactly one title element.
Title Content 29 29 100.0 The title element must have text content.
H1 Element* 29 29 100.0 The page must contain at least one h1 element.
Number of H1s 29 29 100.0 The page should contain no more than two h1 elements.
H1 and Title* 29 0 0.0 The text content of each h1 element should match all or part of the title content.
H1 Content 29 29 100.0 Each h1 element must have text content.
H1 IMG Content 29 0 0.0 Each h1 element should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 58 29 50.0
Sub Headings
Nesting* 29 22 75.8 Subheading elements that follow the last h1 should be properly nested.
Content 29 28 96.5 Each subheading element (h2..h6) must have text content.
IMG Content 29 0 0.0 Each subheading element (h2..h6) should have text content exclusive of the alt text of any img elements it contains.
Summary 29 22 75.8
Forms
Labels* 29 29 100.0 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 29 29 100.0 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 29 0 0.0 Each label and legend element must have text content.
Summary 29 29 100.0
Data Tables
TH Elements* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each data table must have a nonempty summary attribute.
Summary Unique 0 0 na The summary attribute value for each data table on a page should be unique.
IDs Unique* 0 0 na 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* 0 0 na Each td element in a complex data table must have a headers attribute that references the id attributes of associated th elements.
Summary 0 0 na
Images
Alt Text* 29 28 96.5 Each img element must have an alt attribute.
Decorative 29 29 100.0 Each img element with an empty alt attribute should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Small 29 29 100.0 Each img element with width or height less than 8 pixels should be removed; CSS techniques should be used instead.
Summary 29 28 96.5
Layout Tables
Nesting* 29 29 100.0 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 29 29 100.0
All Rules for University of Iowa(LAS)
Summary 174 137 78.7