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FailureUsability.gov Guidelines - Some pages violate these guidelines.
SuccessW3C Best Practices - No issues found.
SuccessReadability - No issues found.
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Priority 2 Issues

Very ImportantDon't use fonts only available on Macs, but not Windows, and vice versa.Usability.gov 4:3
The following fonts are available on both Windows and Macs: Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans, Courier, Courier New, Franklin Gothic, Georgia, Impact, Lucida Console, Lucida Sans, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Verdana (plus the generic serif, sans-serif, monospace, cursive and fantasy CSS fonts).
http://nsgllc.net/dev/ 106
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/our-story/ 107
http://nsgllc.net/dev/our-team/ 107
http://nsgllc.net/dev/principles/ 107
This issue was found on another 4 pages. The trial version is limited to showing issues on 4 pages.
Very ImportantLimit the amount of prose text on the home page - try to use less than 30 sentences.Usability.gov 5:5
The first action of most users is to scan the homepage for link titles and major headings. Requiring users to read large amounts of prose text can slow them considerably, or they may avoid reading it altogether.
http://nsgllc.net/dev/ 1
Very ImportantOmitting IMG WIDTH or HEIGHT attributes means page text jumps about as images load.Usability.gov 14:3
This makes the page very hard to read while it's loading, and the user may click on the wrong link if it moves as it's being clicked. Add width and height attributes to the img tag matching the image dimensions. Authoring tools like Dreamweaver can automate this process.
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/certifications-documents/ 370 373 375 377 544 ...
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/our-story/ 377 380 382 384 462 ...
http://nsgllc.net/dev/our-team/ 372 375 377 379 508 ...
http://nsgllc.net/dev/principles/ 376 379 381 383 535
This issue was found on another 3 pages. The trial version is limited to showing issues on 4 pages.
Very ImportantOn long pages, provide a list of contents with links that take users to the corresponding content farther down the page.Usability.gov 7:3
For long pages with distinct sections, add a short, clickable list of sections at the top of the page. This provides a page outline, and allows users to quickly navigate to specific information.
http://nsgllc.net/dev/ 1
Very ImportantUse LABEL tags for each data entry field to show what data is expected.Usability.gov 13:5
Make sure each INPUT field has an associated LABEL tag describing the field.
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/certifications-documents/ 352 421
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/our-story/ 359 428
http://nsgllc.net/dev/our-team/ 354 423
http://nsgllc.net/dev/principles/ 358 427 476 476
This issue was found on another 3 pages. The trial version is limited to showing issues on 4 pages.

Priority 3 Issues

ImportantUse at least a 12-point font on all Web pages.Usability.gov 11:8

For users over age 65, it may be better to use at least fourteen-point fonts. Never use less than nine-point font on a Web site. The following are all smaller than 12 point:

  • <p style="font-size: 11pt;" >
  • <p style="font-size: 11px;" >
  • <p style="font-size: small;" >
  • <font size="2" >
  • <font size="-1" >
http://nsgllc.net/dev/ 106
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/our-story/ 107
http://nsgllc.net/dev/our-team/ 107
http://nsgllc.net/dev/principles/ 107
This issue was found on another 4 pages. The trial version is limited to showing issues on 4 pages.
ImportantUse link text between 3 and 80 characters so it's long enough to be understood, but avoids line wrapping.Usability.gov 10:11
A single word text link may not give enough information about the link's destination. A link that is a full sentence is difficult to read quickly, particularly if it wraps to another line.
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/certifications-documents/ 303
http://nsgllc.net/dev/about-nsg/our-story/ 310
http://nsgllc.net/dev/our-team/ 305
http://nsgllc.net/dev/principles/ 309
This issue was found on another 3 pages. The trial version is limited to showing issues on 4 pages.
7 issues on 8 pages