I chose to analyze Reddit.com for the accessibility audit. At first glance, the homepage looks very overwhelming. Many people are familiar with Reddit and use it frequently, so they are aware of how to use it. The accessibility evaluation even noted fewer errors than some other websites that I personally find more user friendly. However, if it is someone’s first time on the site, attempting to navigate or use it with no instruction can be quite difficult. Getting the most out of this website requires a lot of outside knowledge. I have known about Reddit for a few years and am still not completely sure what its main use is intended to be.

Some specific errors that the tool found were empty links, linked images without alternative text, and missing form labels. Many of the items can be clicked on and lead to other things but it is not always made clear. Other things were marked as “alerts” rather than “errors”, which were many of the things I have noticed about the website. Some of these things included small text and multiple links for the same thing. Reddit tends to have a lot of text crammed together in a small area, sometimes making the content difficult to read and navigate. There are two or three areas that could be considered a “main menu”, so making that more clear would be beneficial. I personally do not find the website to be very aesthetically pleasing, which I think would improve the webpage tremendously. I believe that the website does have a lot to offer and a few changes could make it more accessible to even more people.