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Not Bobby AAA ApprovedThis page does not yet meet the requirements for Bobby AAA Approved status. To be Bobby AAA Approved, a page must pass all of the Priority 1,2 and 3 accessibility checkpoints established in W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. For more information on the report, please read "How to Read the Bobby Report".

Priority 1 Accessibility

Priority 1 User Checks

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

  1. If style sheets are ignored or unsupported, are pages still readable and usable?

  2. If you use color to convey information, make sure the information is also represented another way. (2 instances)
    Line 17: <td height="75" align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#990000">
    Line 18: <a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/"><img src="/images/logo1copy.jpg" width=285 height=57 alt="" border="0" align="top"></a>
  3. If an image conveys important information beyond what is in its alternative text, provide an extended description. (1 instance)
    Line 18: <a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/"><img src="/images/logo1copy.jpg" width=285 height=57 alt="" border="0" align="top"></a>
  4. If a table has two or more rows or columns that serve as headers, use structural markup to identify their hierarchy and relationship. (3 instances)
    Line 14: <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="8">
    Line 25: <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="8">
    Line 11: <table width="100%" border="0" class="bottomlayer">

The following 3 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby AAA Approved status.

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

  2. Identify any changes in the document's language.

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


Priority 2 Accessibility

This page does not meet the requirements for Bobby AAA Approved status. Below is a list of 3 Priority 2 accessibility error(s) found:

  1. Use relative sizing and positioning (% values) rather than absolute (pixels). (1 instance)
    Line 17: <td height="75" align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#990000">
  2. Explicitly associate form controls and their labels with the LABEL element. (2 instances)
    Line 199: <select name="liblink" size="1">
    Line 280: <INPUT type="text" size="15" name="words" value="">
  3. Do not use the same link phrase more than once when the links point to different URLs. (4 instances)
    Line 234: <a class="navheader" href="/catalogs">Finding Books</a>
    Line 241: <a class="navheader" href="/research/articles/">Finding Articles</a>
    Line 268: <br><a href="/infolit/assignments.html">University 101</a>
    Line 269: <br><a href="http://library.cwu.edu/patroninfo">View Your Patron Record</a>

Priority 2 User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine whether they apply. Bobby AAA Approval requires that none of them apply to your page. Please review these 9 item(s):

  1. Consider grouping long lists of selections into a hierarchy. (1 instance)
    Line 199: <select name="liblink" size="1">
  2. Check that the foreground and background colors contrast sufficiently with each other. (2 instances)
    Line 17: <td height="75" align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#990000">
    Line 18: <a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/"><img src="/images/logo1copy.jpg" width=285 height=57 alt="" border="0" align="top"></a>
  3. If there are logical groupings of form controls, use FIELDSET with LEGEND on each group. (2 instances)
    Line 198: <form method="get" action="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/cgi-bin/liblink.cgi">
    Line 276: <FORM method="post" action="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/cgi-bin/htsearch">
  4. Use style sheets to control layout and presentation wherever possible.

  5. Make sure that labels of all form controls are properly placed.

  6. Make sure header elements are not used only for bold text.

  7. Only use list elements for actual lists, not formatting. (10 instances)
    Line 114: <dt><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/offcampus/">Using CWU Library Resources from Off-Campus</a>
    Line 115: <dd>Summary of resources for remote users, with links to other helpful pages.
    Line 117: <dt><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/offcampus/eucs/index.html">Library Information for University Center Students and Faculty</a>
    Line 118: <dd>Includes links to individual pages for each of the CWU Centers, plus FAQs to help answer your questions.
    Line 120: <dt><a href="http://www.cwu.edu/~cts/dialin.html">Remote access through CWU's main campus dialin network</a>
    Line 121: <dd>Instructions from CWU's <a href="http://www.cwu.edu/~cts/">Computing & Telecommunications Services</a> on how to dial in to the CWU campus modem pool to connect to the Internet.
    Line 123: <dt><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/eresources/connect.html">Connecting to the CWU Library's Online Resources</a>
    Line 124: <dd>Information for remote users on how to access electronic resources, including information on how to log in to databases via the Library's <a href="/databases/">Databases Page</a>.
    Line 126: <dt><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/eresources/whatwehave.html">Overview of our online resources</a>
    Line 127: <dd>Descriptive information about our online resources.
  8. Add a descriptive title to links when needed.

  9. Mark up any quotations with the Q and BLOCKQUOTE elements.

The following 7 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby AAA Approved status.

  1. Make sure that all link phrases make sense when read out of context.

  2. Group related elements when possible.

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

  4. Is there a site map or table of contents, a description of the general layout of the site, the access features used, and how to use them?

  5. Is there a clear, consistent navigation structure?

  6. Use the latest technology specification available whenever possible.

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


Priority 3 Accessibility

This page does not meet the requirements for Bobby AAA Approved status. Below is a list of 4 Priority 3 accessibility error(s) found:

  1. Provide a summary for tables. (3 instances)
    Line 14: <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="8">
    Line 25: <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="8">
    Line 11: <table width="100%" border="0" class="bottomlayer">
  2. Identify the language of the text. (1 instance)
    Line 2: <html>
  3. Include default, place-holding characters in edit boxes and text areas. (2 instances)
    Line 199: <select name="liblink" size="1">
    Line 280: <INPUT type="text" size="15" name="words" value="">
  4. Separate adjacent links with more than whitespace. (35 instances)
    Line 35: <div align="center"><A HREF="#books">Finding Books</A><BR>
    Line 36: <A HREF="#articles">Finding Articles</A><br>
    Line 37: <A HREF="#remote">Remote Access to Library Resources</A><BR>
    Line 38: <A HREF="#research">Research Help</a><br>
    Line 39: <a href="#info">General Information</a></div>
    Line 178: <dt><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/info/floormaps.html">Library Floor Maps</a>
    Line 180: <dt><a href="http://library.cwu.edu/screens/libinfo.03.html">Library Hours</a>
    Line 182: <dt><a href="http://www.cwu.edu/~cts/search_cwuwww.html">Search CWU Campus Web</a>
    Line 236: <a href="http://library.cwu.edu">CATTRAX Online Catalog</a>
    Line 237: <br><a href="http://cascade.lib.washington.edu/search/">Cascade Statewide Search</a>
    Line 238: <br><a href="/catalogs">Search Other Libraries</a>
    Line 241: <a class="navheader" href="/research/articles/">Finding Articles</a>
    Line 243: <a href="/databases">Databases, A-Z</a>
    Line 244: <br><a href="http://chinstrap.lib.cwu.edu/go_online/search.php">Database Navigator</a>
    Line 245: <br><a href="http://www2.lib.cwu.edu/titles/">Full Text Titles List</a>
    Line 246: <br><a href="/ill/ill.html">Interlibrary Loan Services</a>
    Line 249: <a class="navheader" href="/research/">Research Resources</a>
    Line 251: <a href="/documents">Government Documents</a>
    Line 252: <br><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/research/guides/iguide.html">Internet Resources</a>
    Line 253: <br><a href="/info/tips.html">Library Tips</a>
    Line 254: <br><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/music/">Music Library</a>
    Line 255: <br><a href="/research/isearch.html">Search the Internet</a>
    Line 256: <br><a href="/research/subguide.html">Subject guides</a>
    Line 257: <br><a href="/research/vreading.html">Virtual Reading Room</a>
    Line 258: <br><a href="http://www.cwu.edu/~archives/">Washington Regional Archives</a>
    Line 261: <a class="navheader" href="/info/">Information & Services</a>
    Line 263: <a href="http://library.cwu.edu/screens/libinfo.03.html">Library Hours</a>
    Line 264: <br><a href="/info/departments.html">Library Departments</a>
    Line 265: <br><a href="http://www.lib.cwu.edu/infolit/new/">Library Instruction</a>
    Line 266: <br><a href="/info/faq.html">FAQ's</a>
    Line 267: <br><a href="/info/floormaps.html">Floor Maps</a>
    Line 268: <br><a href="/infolit/assignments.html">University 101</a>
    Line 269: <br><a href="http://library.cwu.edu/patroninfo">View Your Patron Record</a>
    Line 270: <br><a href="/campcomm/">Campus & Community</a>
    Line 271: <br><a href="/offcampus/">Off Campus Access</A></p>

Priority 3 User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine whether they apply. Bobby AAA Approval requires that none of them apply to your page. Please review these 7 item(s):

  1. Consider furnishing keyboard shortcuts for form elements.

  2. If this is a data table (not used for layout only), provide a caption. (3 instances)
    Line 14: <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="8">
    Line 25: <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="8">
    Line 11: <table width="100%" border="0" class="bottomlayer">
  3. Consider specifying a logical tab order among form controls, links and objects.

  4. Use the ABBR and ACRONYM elements to denote and expand any abbreviations and acronyms that are present.

  5. If you have grouped links, is there a link at the beginning to bypass the group?

  6. If there are logical groups of links, have they been identified?

  7. Consider adding keyboard shortcuts to frequently used links.

The following 5 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby AAA Approved status.

  1. Is there distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc.?

  2. If there is a search feature, are there different types of searches for different skill levels and preferences?

  3. Are there navigation bars for easy access to the navigation structure?

  4. Do you allow users to customize their experience of the web page?

  5. Is there a consistent style of presentation between pages?


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