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From: David Goldfield <david.goldfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: March 1, 2021 at 6:25:07 AM EST
To: tech-vi@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Pages and
Barriers to Individuals with Disabilities
Reply-To: tech-vi@xxxxxxxxx
WebAIM Blog - Friday, February 26, 2021 at 3:29 PM
Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Pages and Barriers to Individuals with
Disabilities
You are here: Home > Blog > Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Pages and
Barriers to Individuals with Disabilities
WebAIM contributed to an article authored by Kaiser Health News and
republished in the LA Times regarding the accessibility barriers posed by
vaccine registration pages in the US. Our automated WAVE analysis of vaccine
information and registration web sites for all 50 state (plus DC) sites
discovered that most sites may pose notable barriers to users with
disabilities. All but 13 of the 94 pages tested had detectable accessibility
issues.
On average the 94 state-level COVID-19 vaccine pages averaged 18.9 detectable
errors. The most common error was low contrast text. Other common issues were
images missing alternative text, empty links and buttons, and missing form
input labels (text that would describe the purpose or function of form
fields). While automated tools, such as WAVE, cannot detect all or even most
accessibility issues, the issues detected tend to be highly impactful for
users with disabilities. These potential barriers may be considered
discriminatory and thus put the page owners at risk.
The accessibility of these pages is generally better than average home pages
on the web, and a bit better than state .gov pages in general, but these
vaccine pages provide critical health information and functionality. While
the burden falls squarely on state departments of health and local health
departments to ensure equitable access to vaccine information and
registration pages, many of these entities have contracted with 3rd party
systems to provide this information and functionality. Regardless of the
source of these barriers, lack of accessibility of these pages has a
significant impact on the aging and disabled populations that are most
impacted by COVID-19.
https://webaim.org/blog/accessibility-of-vaccine-pages/
David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist
Feel free to visit my Web site
WWW.DavidGoldfield.info
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