One blind user had a comment similar to one made by a sighted person that the density of the error messages affected the strategy she used. Another blind user commented how it was somewhat confusing because the test form first starts with not using links and then switches to using links. Another comment from various blind users was that the error messages should come before the field with the error rather than after like some fields on the test form. This arrangement increases the blind user's efficiency so that they don't have to back up looking for the field and then hear the error messages again when they move forward. There were also positive opinions on numbering the error messages.
Many blind people can have problems knowing how many error messages there are on a page.
They may have to read the whole form to be sure that they have found all the error messages. 1. redisplay form with error messages instead of error messages on a separate page 2. put a summary of number of error messages as close to the beginning of a web page as possible. 3. put a link from the summary to the first error message area. A container structure could have also been used. Just a matter of personal preference.