Assessment for Leisure Tourism by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are positioned prominently and easy to find.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Functional images are embedded in the background.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All informative images contain Alt Text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functional images contain Alt Text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Alternative text "Cabi Logo" is present for an image contains Alt Text within a link.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Icons are positioned appropriately.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When Zoomed in at 200%, text intact is readable and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are clear and unpixelated at 200%.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Horizontal scrolling is minimized at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are number of contrasting errors. Very low contrast between text and background colors.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Blocks of contents are separated from one another using visual separation.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Text alternatives are provided where colour and underlined is used to indicate the action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no text to speech or read aloud options embedded with the database.
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Clickable area around links and buttons are large enough for users to see and activate easily.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Links and buttons are far enough apart for users to accurately activate.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Using any method of test links, all links and buttons are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Users can pause carousel movement.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functionality, including navigating between carousel items are operable by keyboard.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without any overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions.
eResource: Leisure Tourism
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: CABI
Institution: Centennial
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Images are positioned prominently and easy to find.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always Functional images are embedded in the background.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Always Icons are positioned appropriately.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All informative images contain Alt Text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All functional images contain Alt Text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Alternative text "Cabi Logo" is present for an image contains Alt Text within a link.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always When Zoomed in at 200%, text intact is readable and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always Images are clear and unpixelated at 200%.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always Horizontal scrolling is minimized at 200%.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes There are number of contrasting errors. Very low contrast between text and background colors.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Blocks of contents are separated from one another using visual separation.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Always Text alternatives are provided where colour and underlined is used to indicate the action.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never There is no text to speech or read aloud options embedded with the database.

Clustered Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily? Always The Clickable area around links and buttons are large enough for users to see and activate easily.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always Links and buttons are far enough apart for users to accurately activate.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always Using any method of test links, all links and buttons are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always All links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Always Users can pause carousel movement.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always All functionality, including navigating between carousel items are operable by keyboard.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always Order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without any overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always Images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always The overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions.
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