Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Vividata	Vividata	C

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Sometimes	The logo image of vividata is sometimes on the upper left corner of the screen width, and sometimes is on the upper left corner closer to the centre.

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?	Not Applicable
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	6 images missing alt text 1 linked image missing alt text 2 image buttons missing alt text
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always

Content Scaling

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

Colour and Contrast

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?	Never	Contrast Ratio: 8.59:1

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Not Applicable	No colour coded graphs
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?	Sometimes	Some fonts are in green with white background and some are in black with white background. The green fonts are not in good contrast to see the colour different.

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

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?	Sometimes	Some buttons are in a regular/acceptable size, but some clickable area around links are narrow as the font is quite 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	No dead links found yet
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?	Sometimes	The vauables under the search box cannot be navigate by keyboard

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Never	The dynamic content will stop/pause once stop typing and the valuables finish loading
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?	Never	When the keyword enters in the search box, the valuables will automatically filter, but the filtered valueables cannot navigate by keyboard, by mouse only.

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?	Always

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?	Sometimes	Some input field for searching is indicating with a magnifying glass, but with WAVE, the form labels is missing that the screen reader cannot locate the search bars
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Sometimes	There are 500 form labels (in green) featured, but 515 missing labels, 28 empty form labels and 44 multiple form labels which mislead user from understanding the use of the database
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Sometimes	The fields for adding rows and columns are confusing, there is no submit button after adding the fields. You need to click on the Generate tab on the top to have the table generated.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Sometimes	There are quite some of the labels are missing.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Never
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Never

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Sometimes	The search bar does not check for errors (i.e. spelling), but the forms are reversible.

Error Reports

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?	Never	For sign-in forms, when entering incorrect information, an error message of "Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again" is generated on the top of the webpage in red font, and the message will disapear in five seconds.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Never	The error message for sign-in just indicating "Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again", it did not indicate it's whether the login name or password in error.
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Always
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?	Always
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?	Always

Search function spell-check

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?	Never

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Always
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Always	The search button is labelled with magnifying glass
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Always
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?	Always

Consistent Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?	Always
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?	Always
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?	Not Applicable
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently?	Always

Pop-up windows/Interruptions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?	Sometimes	The "export to excel" button opens automatically into a new pop-up window for downloading content. A new tab opens automatically when clicking the company name at the bottom by the copy right date.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?	Always
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?	Never
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?	Always

Headers

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?	Always
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?	Sometimes	7 empty heading was detected by WAVE

Menus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?	Never	It has 26 dropdown menus for interval
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Sometimes	Some drop-downs contain a long list of selections
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Never	The long list of interval cannot be accessed via keyboard navigation, by mouse only. Also, not all buttons are keyboard accessible.

Change of context

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?	Never	A new tab opens automatically when clicking the company name at the bottom by the copy right date, without a warning.
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Never	After making changes, click on the Generate tab will automatically update the content.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Not Applicable

Change of Context: Focus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?	Always
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?	Always

Navigation Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can the purpose of each link can be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context?	Always

Keyboard Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?	Sometimes	Sometimes the keyboard focus cannot be visually found. When the setting icon is focused, it cannot be selected by the Enter key. Not all functionality on the page can be nevigate by keyboard.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Never
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Sometimes	Sometimes the Keyboard Focus is disappeared that cannot follow where it goes.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Sometimes	Sometimes the Keyboard Focus is disappeared that cannot follow where it goes.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Sometimes	Not all functionality on the page can be nevigate by keyboard.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Sometimes	Not all functionality on the page can be navigate by keyboard.

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Not Applicable
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Not Applicable
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Not Applicable
Are skip links labelled properly?	Not Applicable
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Not Applicable
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Always
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Not Applicable

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?	Always

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Sometimes	Some of the tabs are occasionally cannot be navigated by keyboard focus, the screen reader would not read on those tabs.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?	Always
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?	Sometimes	Some of the tabs are occasionally cannot be navigated by keyboard focus

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Not Applicable
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Not Applicable
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Not Applicable

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Not Applicable
Is primary language specified?	Not Applicable
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Not Applicable
Are all page elements tagged?	Not Applicable
Are list and table structure correct?	Not Applicable

Structure: Reading Order

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?	Not Applicable
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Not Applicable
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Not Applicable

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Not Applicable

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Not Applicable

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Not Applicable
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Not Applicable
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Not Applicable
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable

Described Video

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link?	Not Applicable
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?	Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Not Applicable
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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