Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
FP Advisor	Post Media	B+

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	There are only identifiable icons and logo.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background?	Never	These icons are not embedded in the background and remain aligned when the browser height and width is changed or text is enlarged.

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	There are two icons: print and PDF.

Alt Text

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	There are no informative images.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always	The icons contain alt text. The is printer icon and PDF icon alternative text is present for an image that is within a link.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always	Yes. All icons and logo images have the appropriate alt text.

Content Scaling

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?	Always	Text is readable and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?	Always	The printer and PDF icons are small and remain unpixellated. However, the PDF icon image is slightly unclear.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?	Always	At 200% the horizontal line does appear, yet it does not affect the readability of the text and does not cut it off. Though if zoomed in more than 200% text will be cut off and the user will have to use the horizontal line to scroll over to see the text.

Colour and Contrast

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?	Always	There are no contrast errors identified.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Never	Graphs appear in the Corporate Survey for some companies, but they are missing the alt text.
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?	Not Applicable	Colour is not used to indicate an action. All clickable buttons are grey and include the text function.

Text to speech

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?	Not Applicable	There is no HTML full text option or text to speech option embedded in this 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
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	Yes. All buttons and links are accessible via keyboard navigation.

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Not Applicable	There are no carousels within this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?	Not Applicable

Liquid layout

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?	Always	There is no text overlap at any screen resolutions. However, at 800x600 resolution requires the user to use the horizontal scroll bar.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?	Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?	Sometimes	The reading experience is not persevered at 800 x 600. Users will need to use the horizontal scroll bar to read all of the text.

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?	Always	The instructions above the input fields explaining what type of information users will receive from their search and tips on how to use the search fields.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Always	Labels are found to the left of the input fields.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Always
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Not Applicable	Labels are found to the left of the input fields and easily understandable.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Never	There are no colour form control labels. Though, the input field is outlined in blue when selected.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Always	Blue highlight and outline of the input fields is the consistent visual indicator.

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Always	Input fields are reversible. Users are able to hit the back button and return to the search page to revise the information.

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	There are no alert messages that appear if an error is made.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Sometimes	There are no alert messages to indicate errors. Though, if no search results appear, some sections do offer tips to better a user’s search.
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Always	The user can easily correct errors by hitting the back button.
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	There are no offered spelling suggestions for incorrect names or words.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always	The print icon is the most consistent icon across the database and it appears in the same area when search results are retrieved. In the Industry Report section, the PDF icon is also present in the same area.
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	These buttons are consistent in colour and where they are placed in the varying sections in the database. The buttons are search, reset and clear.
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Always	The adjacent links to the right of the icon.
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?	Always	All the sections remain consistently in the left side column. ‘Home’, ‘About Us’, ‘Corporate Data’, Ordering FP Products’ and ‘Help’ appear in the top banner on every page. Copyright date, publisher information, copyright statement, terms and privacy links all appear in the footer of each page. The logo for FP Advisor always appear at the top of the pages.
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?	Always	There are no popups
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?	Always	There are no popups
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	There is one consistent heading across all pages, and it is tagged as a top level heading <h1/h1>.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?	Always	There is one heading that appears on each page which are all clear, concise and reflect the content.

Menus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?	Always	There are many drop-down menus and items within the database. However, due to the purpose and nature of the database these options and items are necessary the user to gather their research.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Always	This database contains many menu items. Though, because this a product/industry/financial database which provides the user with industry related information, the drop-down menu items and options are necessary to help users get the information they require for analysis and comparison.
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Always	Menus and sub-menus are accessible via screen readers and keyboard navigation.

Change of context

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?	Always
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Always	There are no update now buttons.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always

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	Users are able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the focus moving away for the control.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Never	Five PDFs samples were extracted, and none were image only. All were searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never	The sampled PDFs are not locked. Users can search, highlight, and copy text from the document.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Always	The sampled PDFs are searchable and text is extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Never	All five PDF documents sampled have failed the accessibility test in acrobat.
Is primary language specified?	Never	All five PDF documents sampled have failed the primary language accessibility test in acrobat. A language is not specified. Though, the PDFs are in English.
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always	All five PDFs documented sampled passed the character encoding accessibility test.
Are all page elements tagged?	Sometimes	Across all five PDF samples only certain elements of the pages were tagged before enabling the automatic tagging option in the accessibility test. The sections that failed are ‘Tagged PDF’ and ‘Tagged Content’.
Are list and table structure correct?	Never	These sections of the acrobat accessibility checker failed for all five PDFs sampled.

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?	Always
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Always
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Always

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Always	In all five PDFs sampled the text, tables, and images are easy to read. However, a user will have to use the horizontal scroll bar to read all of the text.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Not Applicable	There are no images present in the PDFs.

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	There are no images present in the PDFs.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	There are no images present in the PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	There are no images present in the PDFs.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Never	The tables are not tagged and there is no in-text summaries for the tables
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Never	There is no distinguished table headers in the PDF documents sample.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Sometimes	One of the five PDF samples which was a longer report included bookmarks. The one-page Industrial summary reports did not include bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Always	The PDFs that contained bookmarks did link to the correct sections.

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No captions needed.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No captions needed.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No captions needed.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No captions needed.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No captions needed.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No transcripts needed.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content. No transcripts needed.

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	There is no audio or video content.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content.

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable	There is no audio or video content.

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?	Always	Keyboard navigation moves smoothly through the database and pages. All sections, links, and menus are accessible. It follows a left to right flow.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable	All components and their focus can be accessible via tab and arrow keys.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Always	Keyboard navigation follows a left to right flow.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Always	The keyboard focus indicator is visible.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Always

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Never	There are no skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Never	There are no skip links.
Are skip links labelled properly?	Never	There are no skip links.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Never	There are no anchor links.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Never	There are no skip links.

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?	Always	FP Advisor is a simplistic design with one or two frames only per page. The screen reader easily navigates from each frame to the next.
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?	Always

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