University of the Cumberlands – Episode #117
Site Scores:
| Site | Visual | Information | Code | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Cumberlands | 35 | 60 | 28 | (123/300) 41% F |
Today’s Tip:
If you are going to put an events calendar on your homepage a user is more engaged if you give them automatically what is going on today right up front. This way they are not forced to choose a day then see the events for that date.
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October 16th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Not that it really matters (an F is an F) but I think this site’s code is as bad or worse than the code for the site in the previous episode. Did they get 20 additional points because their javascript kind of, sort of degraded ok?
October 16th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Yes. The fact that this site can be read by a screen reader is what gave them the additional points. The way UAT was setup there is no alternate text or way of getting at the information on the site. It would be just as if you pulled up Google.com and all you saw was a black screen with nothing on it. Everyone else is able to use it but you cannot see a thing or click on anything. That is how someone who is blind would see UAT, silence.