Presidential Campaign Websites Fail Accessibility & Usability Tests

The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) is disappointed that Presidential candidates Bob Barr, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ralph Nader, and Barack Obama, have not made their web sites accessible to and usable by all Americans with disabilities. examples of accessibility issues from each campaign web site: 1) Obama Web Site -- Form Fields are missing labels. This can confuse users of Assistive Technology and prevent persons from disabilities from knowing what to type into the input fields. 2) McCain Web Site -- Alt Attribute Tags are missing. This means that users of Assistive Technology will not be able to tell what message the image or object is trying to convey. 3) Barr Web Site -- Multimedia presentations are missing captions or transcripts. This means that persons with hearing loss do not know what is being said. 4) Keyes Web Site -- Linked Images are missing Alt Tags or have inappropriate Alt Tags. This means that users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image. 5) Nader Web Site -- Image Map Areas Missing Alt Text. This means that users of Assistive Technology will not be able to determine the destination of the linked image.