Assessment for Quicklaw 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: I wasn't able to find an instance where I couldn't use basic keyboard navigation in my testing.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: It can be visually hard to notice because of the color scheme of the database and the light highlight around the currently focused element depending on where on the page you are focused on. But it is visible.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Note: I was not able to get Read&Write to work, so I used an alternative screen reading chrome extension, "Read Aloud"
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I was not able to my screen reader to read the page when I opened sections in a document with sections/chapters.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Quicklaw
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: LexisNexis
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A

Navigation Links

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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? Always

Keyboard Navigation

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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 I wasn't able to find an instance where I couldn't use basic keyboard navigation in my testing.
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? Always It can be visually hard to notice because of the color scheme of the database and the light highlight around the currently focused element depending on where on the page you are focused on. But it 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

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Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible until given keyboard focus.
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
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always Note: I was not able to get Read&Write to work, so I used an alternative screen reading chrome extension, "Read Aloud"

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Never I was not able to my screen reader to read the page when I opened sections in a document with sections/chapters.
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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