Assessment for Smart Biology by Seneca - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the images and videos are positioned prominently and easy to find.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are few functional images and they are not embedded in the background.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The informative images are missing the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: A lot of functional images are missing alternative text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Alternative text is present for the logo image. There are no other images of a text found.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When zoomed in at 200% some images containing the title information to different units are becoming stretched and hard to read when using 3 browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The home page has 8 errors that indicate very low contrast. Some result pages have very low contrast between text and background errors.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some color coded graphs are missing text equivalent.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no Text -To-Speech or Read Aloud options embedded within the database.
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: All links and buttons are large enough 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:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Only one carousel feature is present on the home page in the section Used in Classroom Across North America and Beyond, but it does not interfere with the work of screen reader. The screen reader skips it.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Smart Biology
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Smart Biology
Institution: Seneca
Score: B

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always All the images and videos are positioned prominently and easy to find.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never There are few functional images and they are not embedded in the background.

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 The informative images are missing the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes A lot of functional images are missing alternative text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Alternative text is present for the logo image. There are no other images of a text found.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes When zoomed in at 200% some images containing the title information to different units are becoming stretched and hard to read when using 3 browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
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? Sometimes The home page has 8 errors that indicate very low contrast. Some result pages have very low contrast between text and background errors.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Sometimes Some color coded graphs are missing text equivalent.
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? Not Applicable There is no Text -To-Speech or Read Aloud options embedded within the 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 All links and buttons are large enough 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
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable Only one carousel feature is present on the home page in the section Used in Classroom Across North America and Beyond, but it does not interfere with the work of screen reader. The screen reader skips it.
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
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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