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.
- Please rate your level of vision
moderate, low vision, very low vision
- Select your age
0-20, 21-40, 41-60, 60+
- Is your low vision primarily caused by age?
y/n
- Please rate your proficiency using the Internet –
advanced, intermediate, beginner
- When you read or browse the web, do you wear glasses or contact lenses?
y/n
JimA - not sure this question is necessary. - 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 - 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 - Operating System –
windows, ios, apple, android, linux
- Which of the following is your primary web browser?
IE, firefox, chrome, safari, opera, other
- Respondents with JavaScript enabled
y/n
- 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 - 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 - Do you use the accessibility settings or accessibility software on a mobile phone or tablet?
y/n
- How often do you use the keyboard for web page navigation?
Always, often, sometimes, seldom, never
- 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
- 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
- Do you wish more pages included text resizing widgets?
y/n
- 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
- 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
- How important is adequate color contrast between foreground and background text to you?
Very important, somewhat important, not very, not at all
- 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? - Which of the following best describes your feelings regarding the accessibility of web content over the previous year?
More accessible, no change, less accessible
- In general, how accessible are social media web sites to you?
Very accessible, somewhat accessible, somewhat inaccessible, very inaccessible, I don’t know
- Pick top 3 Problematic items from list
- Content that becomes unreadable when enlarged
- Poor contrast
- CAPTCHA - images presenting text used to verify that you are a human user
- Pop-up windows or dialog boxes
- Complex or difficult forms
- Too many links or navigation items
- Missing or improper headings
- Poor keyboard accessibility
- Complex data tables
- 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.