Assessment for Tourism Cases by Centennial - 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Keyboard focus can be moved to most page elements. However, the green help button located at the bottom right corner cannot be activated via keyboard navigation.
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: No indication that additional keys are needed to move keyboard focus away from a component, since the tab and arrow keys are sufficient to do this.
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: The keyboard focus indicator is visible when tabbing through most elements of the interface, with the exception of the help button.

Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The help button is not accessible with the tab key. Thus, users may not be able to search for help.
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: Using the Google Chrome browser to do the test, there are skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links are invisible, and become visible via keyboard navigation tabbing.
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: Invisible skip links are properly labelled, such as "Skip the header", "Skip the navigation", "Skip the banner", and "Skip slideshow" on the main search page.
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:
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: On most pages, the "Skip the header" skip link is always positioned at the top left corner, and it's the very first tab element.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: A table within one of the case studies was used for the test. The Read&Write reader was able to read accurate information in the table in a logical sequence.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The NVDA screen reader can navigate from the footer navigation options on the bottom of the page to the frame that contains the help widget on most pages in a logical manner.



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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: A user cannot navigate from the footer navigation options on the bottom of the page to the frame that contains the help widget via keyboard navigation.
eResource: Tourism Cases
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: CABI
Institution: Centennial
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

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Sometimes Keyboard focus can be moved to most page elements. However, the green help button located at the bottom right corner cannot be activated via keyboard navigation.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Not Applicable No indication that additional keys are needed to move keyboard focus away from a component, since the tab and arrow keys are sufficient to do this.
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 The keyboard focus indicator is visible when tabbing through most elements of the interface, with the exception of the help button.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes The help button is not accessible with the tab key. Thus, users may not be able to search for help.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always Using the Google Chrome browser to do the test, there are skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Skip links are invisible, and become visible via keyboard navigation tabbing.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always
Are skip links labelled properly? Always Invisible skip links are properly labelled, such as "Skip the header", "Skip the navigation", "Skip the banner", and "Skip slideshow" on the main search page.
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 On most pages, the "Skip the header" skip link is always positioned at the top left corner, and it's the very first tab element.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always A table within one of the case studies was used for the test. The Read&Write reader was able to read accurate information in the table in a logical sequence.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always The NVDA screen reader can navigate from the footer navigation options on the bottom of the page to the frame that contains the help widget on most pages in a logical manner.
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? Never A user cannot navigate from the footer navigation options on the bottom of the page to the frame that contains the help widget via keyboard navigation.
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