Assessment for RxTX by Georgian - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The logo information for the vendor is placed in bottom right hand corner of the screen.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The search icon in the federated search doesn't have wording that indicates you can search results here.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are 16x missing alt text for images o n the homepage. There are 2x linked images missing alt text. There are 1x missing form label and 2x empty form label. There are 1x empty heading, 2x empty link and 21x empty table header.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The search feature image on the homepage doesn't have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The logo for the Canadian Pharmacists Association doesn't contain alt text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are icons to indicate how to get "home" and the magnifying glass on how to search for results. There are also icons to indicate drop down menus. Also, a question mark icon to indicate where to go for help.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: When zoomed in at 200%, some of the text on the right hand side of the screen is cut off - not a lot, but it is cut off for a few words.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, some of the images are a little pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: You have to do a fair bit of horizontal scrolling to view the entire screen.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are 3x very low contrast errors on the homepage. They have a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I don't see any coded graphs here. There are illustrations with black text and lines. The red text indicates a link to further content.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, blocks of content appear to be separated from one another using borders and white space.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are red links with accompanying text to indicate an action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No, I'm not seeing any html full text options there.
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: Yes, I find that the links are evident and easily clickable.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, using the mouse, the links and buttons are generally far enough apart for uses to accurately activate.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: I've tried many of the links and so far all have been functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Well, it's somewhat difficult to see the tabbing via keyboard navigation on RxTx. It does navigate but it's sometimes difficult to see where the focus is to ensure the tabbing is actually working.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I don't see any carousels on this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I don't see any carousels in this database.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, the order of the text is preserved on the pages.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes the images are somewhat cut off depending on the device or the layout, vertical seems to cut off more of the content.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, I believe so.
eResource: RxTX
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Canadian Pharmacists Association
Institution: Georgian
Score: C

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Sometimes The logo information for the vendor is placed in bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Sometimes The search icon in the federated search doesn't have wording that indicates you can search results here.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Sometimes There are icons to indicate how to get "home" and the magnifying glass on how to search for results. There are also icons to indicate drop down menus. Also, a question mark icon to indicate where to go for help.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There are 16x missing alt text for images o n the homepage. There are 2x linked images missing alt text. There are 1x missing form label and 2x empty form label. There are 1x empty heading, 2x empty link and 21x empty table header.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes The search feature image on the homepage doesn't have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes The logo for the Canadian Pharmacists Association doesn't contain alt text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Never When zoomed in at 200%, some of the text on the right hand side of the screen is cut off - not a lot, but it is cut off for a few words.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always Yes, some of the images are a little pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never You have to do a fair bit of horizontal scrolling to view the entire screen.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes There are 3x very low contrast errors on the homepage. They have a contrast ratio of 8.59:1.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable I don't see any coded graphs here. There are illustrations with black text and lines. The red text indicates a link to further content.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Yes, blocks of content appear to be separated from one another using borders and white space.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Sometimes There are red links with accompanying text to indicate an 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 No, I'm not seeing any html full text options there.

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 Yes, I find that the links are evident and easily clickable.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always Yes, using the mouse, the links and buttons are generally far enough apart for uses to accurately activate.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always I've tried many of the links and so far all have been functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Sometimes Well, it's somewhat difficult to see the tabbing via keyboard navigation on RxTx. It does navigate but it's sometimes difficult to see where the focus is to ensure the tabbing is actually working.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable I don't see any carousels on this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable I don't see any carousels in this database.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always Yes, the order of the text is preserved on the pages.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Sometimes Sometimes the images are somewhat cut off depending on the device or the layout, vertical seems to cut off more of the content.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always Yes, I believe so.
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