Low Vision Survey

Results from low vision survey (2018)

 Results from low vision survey (2013)

The Task Force is providing input for the next WebAIM Low Vision Survey. Please add comments, modification, or additional questions below. Please, do not modify the question, add a line break, put your name and your additions.

These are questions asked. The next line are the choices for answers.

1. Please rate your level of vision
   moderate, low vision, very low vision
   
2. Select your age
   0-20, 21-40, 41-60, 60+
   
3. Is your low vision primarily caused by age? 
   y/n
   
4. Please rate your proficiency using the Internet –
   advanced, intermediate, beginner
   
5. When you read or browse the web, do you wear glasses or contact lenses?
   y/n
   JimA - not sure this question is necessary.
6. Which of the following is your primary device for navigating the web?
   Desktop, laptop, mobile
   JimA - add tablet? when I hear mobile, i think phone, not tablet
7. Which of the following do you frequently use? (Select all that apply)
   screenreader, screen mag software, browser zoom, browser text size control, high contrast mode, custom page color or style sheets
   JimA - add "other", with blank for more info
8. Operating System –
   windows, ios, apple, android, linux
   
9. Which of the following is your primary web browser?
   IE, firefox, chrome, safari, opera, other
   
10. Respondents with JavaScript enabled
    y/n
    
11. Which of the following is your primary desktop/laptop screen reader?
    Zoomtext, jaws, voiceover, nvda, system access, window-eyes, magic with speech, chromevox, other
    JimA - add NONE - tease out the Zoom or text-size increase users
12. Which of the following is your primary mobile platform?
    Apple idevice, android, nokia, blackberry windows phone, other, no response
    JimA - add tablets - covered in apple but not droid (chromebook and all others) or windows​
13. Do you use the accessibility settings or accessibility software on a mobile phone or tablet?
    y/n
    
14. How often do you use the keyboard for web page navigation?
    Always, often, sometimes, seldom, never
    
15. Without applying any zoom, text, or page magnification, how do you find the size of text on web pages to be?
    Too big, too small, just right
    
16. Some pages include controls for users to increase the text size on that page. How useful to you are these text resizing widgets?
    Very useful, somewhat useful, not useful at all
    
17. Do you wish more pages included text resizing widgets?
    y/n
    
18. Some pages include controls for users to select other styles, increase contrast, or to change the colors on that page. How useful to you are these controls?
    Very useful, somewhat useful, not useful at all
    
19. Approximately what level of magnification do you most commonly use?
    No mag, less than 2x 200%, 2x or 200%, 3x or 300%, 4x or 400% or larger
    
20. How important is adequate color contrast between foreground and background text to you?
    Very important, somewhat important, not very, not at all
    
21. How useful are 'Skip to Main Content' or 'Skip Navigation' links to you?
    Very important, somewhat important, not very, not at all
    JimA heading navigation extension?​
22. Which of the following best describes your feelings regarding the accessibility of web content over the previous year?
    More accessible, no change, less accessible
    
23. In general, how accessible are social media web sites to you?
    Very accessible, somewhat accessible, somewhat inaccessible, very inaccessible, I don’t know
    
24. Pick top 3 Problematic items from list
    
    1. Content that becomes unreadable when enlarged
    2. Poor contrast
    3. CAPTCHA - images presenting text used to verify that you are a human user
    4. Pop-up windows or dialog boxes
    5. Complex or difficult forms
    6. Too many links or navigation items
    7. Missing or improper headings
    8. Poor keyboard accessibility
    9. Complex data tables
    10. Lack of skip to main content links

New LVTF Questions

Please add new questions here

• Reflow
• text spacing
• non-text contrast - specifically focus, form controls, image stuff
• hover
• font thickness/thinness
  JonA - Do you find the way certain text appears – not the size -- but the thinness/thickness or shape of the letters impact you?
• Check all all that impact your vision: light sensitivity, decreated acuity, limited field, color perception, contrast sensitivity.