UMD+Sustainability

**Aleksandr Litvak**

 * Site:** []

The main page has lots of text incorporated along side with its non-text objects. This will allow people with disabilities to run a text-to-speech program so they can understand the point of the site and the main idea; blind people will benefit greatly in this aspect.
 * Guideline 1.1 (Text Alternatives)** //Complete Implementation//

This page has no video recording or audio recording so every user is on equal footing. Since no one can use this media they site does not cater to no one, in particular people with no disabilities. This guideline is not met so it can not be judge
 * Guideline 1.2 (Time Based Media)** //Not Applicable//

This guideline is meet because the information is presented in a easy and readable way for many, if not all, user to read and understand.
 * Guideline 1.3 (Adaptable)** //Complete Implementation//


 * Guideline 1.4 (Distinguishable)** //Partially Implemented//
 * **1.4.1 (Use of Color)** //Complete Implementation//
 * The site is filled with color, mainly green because of the main purpose of the site (to promote a green environment). This is a pleasant site to look at with colored text and images that capture the eye. These are also cool colors using mainly slightly dark green and blue, nothing too ostentatious
 * **1.4.4 (Re-size Text)** // Not Implemented //
 * The text can be re-sized using the touch pad on a laptop or by holding the "crtl" key and using the scroll wheel but I feel like people with movement disabilities will not be able to do this with ease. since this is a browser/OS feature the owners of the site did not put the option for re-sizing so they have not meet this requirement.
 * **1.4.5 (Images of Text)** //Complete Implementation//
 * There is a slideshow on this page and every few seconds it switched between the pictures. Along with the pictures is text that explains the picture without having the user to infer the meaning from the picture. Text to speech can be used to read and understand the picture for people with disabilities. There are images below the main page that show the sponsors but it is obvious what the pictures are because the names of the companies are fairly common so someone will be able to infer the reason for these images.
 * **1.4.7 (No Background Audio)** // Not Implemented //
 * There is no background audio for this site so this guideline can not be used to judge this aspect of the site

This site is navigable using the keyboard, mainly the tab function. However, when you tab over the headings of the site you do not know exactly what you are tabbing over because the heading does not expand into a drop-down box as it does with a mouse. The only way to understand is to have the user memorize the header sub-links. Blind users would be at a huge disadvantage on this site without any assistance.
 * Guideline 2.1 (Keyboard Accessible)** //Partial Implementation//

There is only one feature that incorporates timing and that is the slideshow on the site. Everything else does not use a timing feature to change or update content, or at least it seems. The slideshow would hinder people with text-to-speech because if the slide changes too fast the program may stop, so unless the owner calculated enough time for every text-to-speech program to read the text he is failing this guideline. Otherwise, this site meets this guideline.
 * Guideline 2.2 (Enough Time)** //Partial Implementation//

There is nothing on this site to cause seizures to the users since there are not flashing objects anywhere
 * Guideline 2.3 (Seizures)** //Complete Implementation//

Navigation is pretty straight forward on this site, nothing to confuse people. All pages are titles and there is a main image to get back to the main umd.edu site, except this is in a picture format so people that use text-to-speech to navigate may bypass this feature any get stuck on their current site
 * Guideline 2.4 (Navigable)** //Partial Implementation//

Nothing on this site uses large words and requires higher knowledge of some field. The only abbreviation on the site is "umd" which people will know is University of Maryland since its at the header of the site
 * Guideline 3.1 (Readable)** //Complete Implementation//

Everything the user sees is going to operate as they except, nothing is unpredictable because nothing new is implemented. Everything used is pretty standard on web-pages, like URL links, slideshows, image links.
 * Guideline 3.2 (Predictable)** //Complete Implementation//

There is a grammar check for the search feature on the site, but i think this feature is provided by the browser and there is nothing that drops down from the search to help in aiding the user.
 * Guideline 3.3 (Input Assistance)** //Not Implemented//

Since this is mainly text its very easy to use a text-to-speech program to verbally communicate the information
 * Guideline 4.1 (Compatible)** // Complete Implementation //