VPAT - Chromebook App
Accessibility Conformance Report
WCAG Edition (Based on VPAT® Version 2.4)
Name of Product: ScreenPal Chromebook App (www.example.com)
Report Date: July 27th, 2023
Product Description: ScreenPal for Chromebook is a screen recording and video editing mobile software tool that can be launched via a mobile browser, or directly as an app on a ChromeOS device.
Contact information: support@screenpal.com
Accessibility testing as per WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.
The evaluation was performed using below tools/ tests:
- Screen readers:
- ChromeVox on Chromebook/ ChromeOS
- Color contrast testing using Color Contrast Analyzer
- Keyboard-only
The VPAT has been prepared based on the accessibility evaluation of the following pages/ flows:
Screen Recording |
Screen Recording (with System Audio) |
Camera Recording |
Camera + Screen Recording |
Camera + Screen Recording (with Microphone) |
Videos screen |
- Cut |
- Filter |
- Music |
- Text |
- Overlay |
- Overlay - Sticker Library |
- Overlay - My Images |
- Narrate |
- Speed |
- Crop |
- Effects |
- Blur |
- Rotate |
- Add Videos or Photos |
- Add Videos or Photos - Stock Library |
- Add Videos or Photos - Camera Roll |
- Add Videos or Photos - Existing Recording |
Upload video |
Login flow |
Settings screen |
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standards/guidelines:
Standard/Guideline | Included in Report |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 at https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ | Level A (Yes) Level AA (Yes) Level AAA (No) |
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
- Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
- Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
- Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
- Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
- Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion.
Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.1 Conformance Requirements.
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | Partially Supports | Images on the app contain relevant alternative text. Exceptions include: • An alternative text is not provided to the 'Screenpal' graphic on multiple screens. |
Supports | No audio-only or video-only content is present on the app. | |
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Supports | No multimedia content is present on the app. |
Supports | No multimedia content is present on the app. | |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | Partially Supports | The app has consistent headers and global table structures to establish clear information and relationships within the app. Screen readers properly identify most of the information available on the app. Visually impaired users are easily able to perceive the relationships between a particular element and its role. Exceptions include: • When the 'Narration' button receives screen reader focus, the screen reader is not announcing information like 'Microphone is on mute' with the button on the Screen Recording screen • Visual heading like 'Music' is not announced as a heading on the Videos screen.
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1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | Partially Supports | The sequence of the content present on the app is meaningful and appropriate and does not affect the meaning of the provided content. Exceptions include: • The screen reader is reading the contents and elements in incorrect order as: Play/ Pause button > Fade text > Music Volume text . . . > Video Volume text > Video Volume Slider on the Music screen. |
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) | Supports | No information is present on the app which is based on sensory characteristics such as shape, size, location, sound, etc. |
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) | Partially Supports | Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. Exceptions include: • The font colors are identified using color alone on the Text screen. |
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) | Supports | No audio content is present on the app that plays automatically for more than 3 seconds. |
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) | Partially Supports | The app supports standard keyboard navigation and input functions. Exceptions include: • The focus is missing on the max recording time spin buttons on the Screen Recording screen • The timestamp of the video is not triggerable on the Videos screen • The 'Adjuster (yellow) buttons are not accessible on the Videos Screen • The "+Cut" selector is not accessible on the Cut screen • The "Zoom in" button is not accessible on the Blur screen. |
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Supports | Keyboard focus is moving sequentially throughout the app without the focus getting trapped in any section and it is convenient to access the functionality. |
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | No functionalities are dependent on or controlled by character key shortcuts. |
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) | Supports | There is no such activity present on the app where time needs to be adjusted or extended. |
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) | Supports | A mechanism is provided to stop, pause or hide the moving/ scrolling content on the app. |
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) | Supports | There is no flashing content present on the app. |
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) | Supports | A bypass mechanism for skipping to the main content is implemented. |
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) | Supports | Descriptive and correct page titles are present for pages throughout the app. |
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) | Partially Supports | The focus moves in a correct sequence order on the app from left to right and top to bottom. Exceptions include: • The focus does not move directly to the recording overlay on the Screen Recording screen • The focus does not movedirectly to the music overlay on the Videos screen • The focus doesn't remain on several tabs on the Add Videos or Photos - Camera Roll screen. |
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) | Supports | All links are provided with appropriate link text and the user would be able to understand the purpose of the link from its link text. |
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | All functionalities present in the app can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture unless a multipoint or path-based gesture is essential. |
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | No down-event of the pointer is used in the app to execute any part of the action. |
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | All labels on the app include text and the same text is defined in the code as well to assist speech recognition technologies. |
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | No functionality is present on the app that is operable only by device motion. |
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) | Supports | The language attribute is correctly defined for the webpages. |
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) | Supports | No interactive element is triggered automatically on receiving the focus. |
3.2.2 On Input (Level A) | Supports | Change of context does not happen when the user changes the setting of any input controls. |
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) | Supports | Errors present on the app are notified to the users correctly. |
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) | Partially Supports | The app provides support for motor impaired and cognitive users as the labels and instructions are provided for the form fields, which are clearly visible and readable to such users. Exceptions include: • A visual indication is not provided for the 'Email' edit field on the Login flow screen |
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Partially Supports | All the app elements have a proper label associated with their role and the screen reader is recognizing them correctly with updated values as well. Exceptions include: • The label is not announced by the screen reader for the buttons ‘Tasks’, ‘Settings’, and ‘Help’ on the Screen Recording screen • The label and role are not provided to the 'Delete' dialog box on the Videos screen • The label is missing for the buttons like 'Play/ Pause' on the Cut screen • The label and Role are not announced for the 'Sticker' buttons on the Overlay - Sticker Library screen • An accessible label is missing from the edit fields on the Upload video screen. |
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) | Supports | No live multimedia content is present on the app. |
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) | Supports | No multimedia content is present on the app. |
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | Interactive fields on the app are clearly labeled to direct the user to enter the data expected in the fields. |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | Partially Supports | The app adheres to minimum contrast standards. Exceptions include: • The text 'Record' fails the color contrast ratio on the Screen Recording screen • The text 'Go back' and 'Discard' fail the color contrast ratio on the Overlay - Sticker Library screen • The placeholder text 'Enter text' fails the color contrast ratio due to irregular background on the Text screen. |
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) | Supports | No information is conveyed to the user via an image of the text. |
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports | The app user interface components have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against adjacent color(s). Exceptions include: • The slider fails color contrast ratio on the Overlay - Sticker Library screen • The "Toggle" icon fails the color contrast ratio in the selected state on the Overlay - My Images screen • The 'Adjuster' bar fails the color contrast ratio due to the irregular background on the Narrate screen. |
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports | The content that is triggered by hover or focus is dismissible, hoverable, and persistent Exceptions include: • The tooltips are not dismissible for elements such as ‘Screen’, ‘Webcam’, ‘Delete and Cancel’, and ‘Continue Recording’ on the Screen Recording screen. |
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) | Supports | The success criterion is not applicable. |
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) | Partially Supports | Headings and Labels on the app provide sufficient detail of the content they are describing. Exceptions include: • An insufficient label is announced for the 'Crop' buttons on the Crop screen • An Insufficient label is announced for the 'Rotate' button on the Rotate screen. |
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) | Partially Supports | All the elements present in the app have focus visibility. Exceptions include: • The focus indicator is not visible for the elements like 'Record' on the Screen Recording screen. |
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) | Supports | English is the primary and only language of the app. There are no phrases or sentences written in any other language, which need to be defined separately. |
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) | Supports | Navigational mechanisms are repeated on the app and occur in the same relative order each time they are repeated. Hence, consistent navigation is provided to the user. |
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) | Supports | Components that provide the same functionality throughout the app can be easily identified by the user. |
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) | Supports | The provided error messages are descriptive enough to understand the error and identify the location where they occur. |
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) | Supports | There are no critical forms available where error prevention is required. Error suggestions are enough to fill out the form and correct the errors. |
4.1.3 Status Messages(Level AA 2.1 only) | Partially Supports | The updated content automatically notifies the visually impaired users via a screen reader. Exceptions include: • The countdown is not announced automatically after selecting the ‘Record’ button on the Screen Recording screen • The video thumbnails selection notification is not announced automatically on the Videos screen • The rotation notification is not announced automatically on the Rotate screen. |