Assessment for Canadian Points of View by St. Clair - 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All informational images have alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images 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: The icons are in the standard areas for EBSCO host databases. PDF and HTML are on the left side and Cite, Save, Print, Export, Create Note, Permalink, Add to folder, Google Drive—under Tools on the right side.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the main and important features of the page are intact when zoomed in at 200%. However, on the right side there is a bit of cut off of the tools column. Yet it is still readable. There is a vertical scroll bar at the bottom.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images, both photos and icons are not very clear at 200%. Images appear grainy.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On some pages sampled where the text is not centred, the horizontal line is not minimized at 200%
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At first glance, every page is 8:5:1 contrast ratio. The text is always above the 3:1 ratio. However, every page sampled had contrast errors for very low contrast between text and background colours.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All articles have a read aloud option.
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: Although the font size for the text is small.
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 the links that were checked worked. No dead links or buttons detected.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no moving carousels. However, there is a gallery that the user can click through.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is a gallery, but not moving carousel.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Pages do not resize at different resolution. So the reading is not preserved without having to move the horizontal bar at all resolution, particularly at 800 x 600.
eResource: Canadian Points of View
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A-

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 The icons are in the standard areas for EBSCO host databases. PDF and HTML are on the left side and Cite, Save, Print, Export, Create Note, Permalink, Add to folder, Google Drive—under Tools on the right side.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All informational images have alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Images have alt text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always All the main and important features of the page are intact when zoomed in at 200%. However, on the right side there is a bit of cut off of the tools column. Yet it is still readable. There is a vertical scroll bar at the bottom.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Never Images, both photos and icons are not very clear at 200%. Images appear grainy.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Sometimes On some pages sampled where the text is not centred, the horizontal line is not minimized at 200%

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always At first glance, every page is 8:5:1 contrast ratio. The text is always above the 3:1 ratio. However, every page sampled had contrast errors for very low contrast between text and background colours.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always
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

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Always All articles have a read aloud option.

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 Although the font size for the text is small.
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 the links that were checked worked. No dead links or buttons detected.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There are no moving carousels. However, there is a gallery that the user can click through.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable There is a gallery, but not moving carousel.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Sometimes Pages do not resize at different resolution. So the reading is not preserved without having to move the horizontal bar at all resolution, particularly at 800 x 600.
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