| Use 12-14pt text size |
No |
No |
| Use relative units for text and layout |
Yes |
- |
| Provide text size adjustment link |
No |
No |
| Use a sans serif font |
No |
Yes (throughout in demo) |
| Avoid bold body-text (except for emphasis) |
No |
Yes (Terms & Conditions) |
| Avoid underlined text (do use for links) |
No |
Yes (Terms & Conditions) |
| Avoid text in all capitals (use proper case) |
No |
Yes (Terms & Conditions) |
| Left justified text (with L2R scripts) |
No |
Yes (Terms & Conditions) |
| Use increased line spacing |
No |
Yes (throughout in demo) |
| Provide sufficient (high) contrast |
Yes |
- |
| Avoid blues and greens |
No |
No |
| Avoid fluorescent colours |
No |
No |
| Use dark text on light background |
No |
|
| Avoid patterned backgrounds |
No |
No |
| Use HTML rather than images or multimedia for text-based information |
Yes |
- |
| Provide 'white space' page margins |
No |
Yes (general usage of whitespace) |
| Avoid horizontal scrolling |
Yes |
Yes |
| Do not indicate required form fields with just just an asterisk - use text |
Yes |
- |
| Ensure links are blue and underlined |
No |
No |
| Ensure links change colour after visit |
No |
No |
| Ensure links are visibly different when they have focus |
Yes |
- |
| Combine images and links with the same destination |
Part |
Yes |
| Present links as lists |
No |
No |
| Clearly separate links |
No |
Yes |
| Links should be large in size (clickable area) |
No |
Yes (left navigation) |
| Provide a text equivalent for images |
Yes |
- |
| Provide captions and/or transcripts for video and animations |
not applicable |
- |
| Don't use colour alone to portray information |
Yes |
- |
| Use style sheets for presentation and layout |
Yes |
- |
| Provide a linear alternative to pages using table layout |
not applicable |
- |
| Provide Previous/Next page links (where appropriate) |
not applicable |
- (we use it for the demo) |
| Make search results visible in normal view-port |
not applicable |
- |
| Make sure the user notices small page changes/updates |
not applicable |
- |
| Avoid moving (and scrolling) text |
No |
- |
| Use static menus (not fly-out / pull-down) |
No |
No |
| Provide clean pages; avoid clutter; avoid irrelevant material to the main content |
No |
Yes (right teasers on form page) |
| Don't disable the "back" button |
No |
No |
| Provide "breadcrumbs" |
No |
No |
| Provide true home page link on all pages of site |
Yes |
- |
| Ensure the "search" function covers whole site |
not applicable |
- |
| Ensure the "search" function is labeled |
not applicable |
- |
| Avoid blinking content |
No |
Wishlist |
| Avoid animations (unless requested) |
No |
Wishlist |
| Do not automatically refresh pages |
No |
Wishlist (updating content?) |
| Use device-independent event handlers |
Yes |
- |
| Ensure logical tabbing order |
Yes |
- |
| Provide clear links |
Yes |
- |
| Provide a site-map |
not applicable |
- |
| Provide a navigation menu |
Yes |
- |
| If pop-up windows used, then the full message is displayed |
not applicable |
- |
| Don't break the browsers history functionality ("back" button) |
No |
No |
| Undertake user testing |
|
- |
| Avoid pop-ups or new windows |
No |
Wishlist (warning instead of avoid) |
| Provide Help &/or FAQ's for the site |
No |
No |
| Provide instructions for form completion |
Yes |
- |
| Provide clear error messages for forms |
No |
Yes |
| Accommodate misspellings, hyphens and common variations within forms |
No |
Wishlist (date) |
| Provide clear/consistent branding on all pages |
No |
No |
| Provide an "About us" and/or "Contacts" page |
not applicable |
- |
| Ensure search function is tolerant of misspellings |
not applicable |
- |
| Use an active voice for writing |
Part |
No |
| Use short sentences and paragraphs |
Part |
Part (Terms & Conditions, Recheck) |
| Provide consistent navigation |
No |
No |
| Write clearly with important information at the start |
Part |
No |
| Include a glossary (especially for technical terms) |
No |
No |
| Only use icons and graphics that are relevant to the topic or that aid comprehension and understanding |
Part |
No |
| Ensure search query is repeated on search results page |
not applicable |
- |
| Group like information |
No |
No |
| Use valid code |
Yes |
- |
| Use short pages |
Part |
No |
| Avoid making users download documents (provide material as HTML where appropriate) |
not applicable |
Wishlist |
| Pages should function without scripting support |
Yes |
- |
| Consider page download speed - create 'small' pages |
Part |
No |
| Do not require "double clicks" |
not applicable |
- |