Service Overview
Mentimeter is a tool used for building interactive and dynamic presentations and quizzes. The tool allows users to add questions, polls, quizzes, word clouds, surveys, images, and gifs.
Testing Parameters
In March 2022, the Digital Accessibility Office’s Assessment and Usability team conducted an accessibility test of Mentimeter. It is important to note that the test was done on the free version of the desktop and mobile browser versions. We used a pre-made quiz that included multiple-choice questions, an image, and edit fields. The quiz was not timed and did not include content slides, traffic lights, or questions, including a wheel or sliders.
Mentimeter Accessibility Status
The Digital Accessibility Office found the Mentimeter site to be relatively accessible to individuals who utilize assistive technologies (AT) and keyboard-only access. Overall, the platform is easy to navigate and read; however, a few issues were found regarding focus handling (where the assistive technology is “looking” versus where it should be looking). For example, errors generated when exceeding character limits do not grab the assistive technology’s focus; thus, users are unaware that they have reached a character limit and may continue typing without knowing the new text hasn't been posted. Additionally, during mobile device testing, the initial focus was inconsistent for each question, going to different places on the page each time.
Recommendations
Use alternative text when using images. Mentimeter has instructions for how to add alternative text and how to build in other accessibility features.
Additional Information
This summary reflects the state of the platform as of March 28th, 2022. Please note that some information may have changed since this platform was last tested.
The findings presented in this summary are accurate in the context of the IT environment and configuration at the time of testing at CU Boulder. They may not be accurate in other environments and different versions of the application.
Vendor Accessibility Documentation
Mentimeter Accessibility Statement (Includes a VPAT)