Assessment for LWW Journals by Mohawk - Module 3: Interface Structure

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Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are instances where the visible keyboard focus indicator disappears and reappears for no apparent reason. The only way a user could know where the focus is would be if the if a user was also using a screen reader (as a screen reader would announce links) and/or they could see a long and undecipherable url appear at the bottom of the screen.

For example, none of the links for the 50 journal titles (as well as the 'about' and 'my favorites' link) listed had a visible focus indicator, see attached.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Besides the issue as noted above, yes.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Invisible until tab is used.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: While this is true, I think it should be noted that I think it would be beneficial for the site to have multiple link destinations i.e. “Skip to Site Index” to make it easier for users to navigate to the different sections i.e. Search, Journals, Books, Multimedia, My Workspace, What's New.

Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: When viewing LWW journals in OVID Full text , it appears that all of the data tables and other visual representations of data found in the articles are presented as complex/rich images, therefore it is not readable.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Although the majority do, there were instances where there was no meaningful title and not until I moved to the content of the frame could I hear what the purpose was e.g. search box
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: LWW Journals
eResource Type: eJournals
Vendor: Wolters Kluwer Health
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A-

Navigation Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Can the purpose of each link 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
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Not Applicable
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes There are instances where the visible keyboard focus indicator disappears and reappears for no apparent reason. The only way a user could know where the focus is would be if the if a user was also using a screen reader (as a screen reader would announce links) and/or they could see a long and undecipherable url appear at the bottom of the screen. For example, none of the links for the 50 journal titles (as well as the 'about' and 'my favorites' link) listed had a visible focus indicator, see attached.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes Besides the issue as noted above, yes.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible until tab is used.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always
Are skip links labelled properly? Always
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always While this is true, I think it should be noted that I think it would be beneficial for the site to have multiple link destinations i.e. “Skip to Site Index” to make it easier for users to navigate to the different sections i.e. Search, Journals, Books, Multimedia, My Workspace, What's New.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Never When viewing LWW journals in OVID Full text , it appears that all of the data tables and other visual representations of data found in the articles are presented as complex/rich images, therefore it is not readable.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Sometimes Although the majority do, there were instances where there was no meaningful title and not until I moved to the content of the frame could I hear what the purpose was e.g. search box
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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