Assessment for Visible Body Web Suite by Seneca - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Informative images are missing alternative text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No alt text present for the functional images.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images used as text do not have alt text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Some content is not changing in size when zoomed in at 200%. But the resource has a feature called Joystick that helps to enlarge the content without effecting the readability and image viewing.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The images are clear and unpixelated at 200%. The feature of the suite Joystick allows to enlarge the images without being distorted.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The resource doesn't have a feature of horizontal scrolling. When the resource is minimized at 200% all the content grouped by sections one after another and the user is able to use the horizontal bar to browse the page.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Pages like home page, help page, free resources home pages, are having a lot of low contrast errors. Page with the images and main content don't have a contrast issues.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no colour coded graphs found in this resource.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate the action: text links or orange launch button.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The new feature was announced to be implemented into the new version of the resource as Listen Up Button. However, a lot of the content is still missing that feature and many texts are image only texts and are not supported by this feature.
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: Links are positioned properly and easy to activate.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All links and buttons are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no carousel movement found in the resource. However, the resource is a complex 3D reference tool that needs a lot of guidance while using it. There is a section dedicated to specific keyboard navigation features to view the images, flashcards etc.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The resource does not have any carousel feature but has the flashcards and images that the user is able to flip, rotate etc. There is a detailed instruction how to use the flashcards and work with the 3D images.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There are no overlaps of the content when viewing it at different screen resolutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Different pages were tested with different types of screen resolutions and all of them preserve the order of the page and all the features are accessible and not overlapping each other.
eResource: Visible Body Web Suite
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Visible Body
Institution: Seneca
Score: C+

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never

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

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Informative images are missing alternative text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never No alt text present for the functional images.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Images used as text do not have alt text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always Some content is not changing in size when zoomed in at 200%. But the resource has a feature called Joystick that helps to enlarge the content without effecting the readability and image viewing.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always The images are clear and unpixelated at 200%. The feature of the suite Joystick allows to enlarge the images without being distorted.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Not Applicable The resource doesn't have a feature of horizontal scrolling. When the resource is minimized at 200% all the content grouped by sections one after another and the user is able to use the horizontal bar to browse the page.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes Pages like home page, help page, free resources home pages, are having a lot of low contrast errors. Page with the images and main content don't have a contrast issues.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no colour coded graphs found in this resource.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never There are no text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate the action: text links or orange launch button.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Sometimes The new feature was announced to be implemented into the new version of the resource as Listen Up Button. However, a lot of the content is still missing that feature and many texts are image only texts and are not supported by this feature.

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 Links are positioned properly and easy to activate.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always All links and buttons are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always Links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There is no carousel movement found in the resource. However, the resource is a complex 3D reference tool that needs a lot of guidance while using it. There is a section dedicated to specific keyboard navigation features to view the images, flashcards etc.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable The resource does not have any carousel feature but has the flashcards and images that the user is able to flip, rotate etc. There is a detailed instruction how to use the flashcards and work with the 3D images.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always There are no overlaps of the content when viewing it at different screen resolutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always All images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always Different pages were tested with different types of screen resolutions and all of them preserve the order of the page and all the features are accessible and not overlapping each other.
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