Assessment for Canadian Major Dailies Recent Searches Selected Items My Research and Language Selection by St. Clair - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Other than the Proquest logo, most of the images are for icons.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Functional images, like the Proquest logo, does not rearrange or become misaligned when the width and height of the browser is changed. It is not embedded within the background. Not applicable was used for this answer as it is the best option to describe the outcome and this will not negatively affect the score.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All informative images in the NFB database contain appropriate alt text that succinctly describes the essential information conveyed by the images, ensuring accessibility for users relying on screen readers or unable to view the images.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functional images within the contain appropriate alt text or an adjacent textual alternative, ensuring that all users can understand the purpose of the image and interact with buttons or links effectively.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The proquest logo, utilized as text, contains appropriate alt text, ensuring accessibility by repeating the textual content conveyed by the image for all users.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Icons such as PDF, Cite, Copy URL, and Print indicators are consistently displayed across the database.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Text remains intact, readable, and is not cut off when zoomed in at 200%, ensuring a consistent and accessible reading experience for all users.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All types of images, including informational, functional (e.g., icons), and images used as text, remain clear and unpixelated when zoomed in at 200%, ensuring optimal visual clarity and accessibility for all users.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Horizontal scrolling is always minimized at 200%, ensuring a smoother and more accessible browsing experience for all users. The filter menu becomes a link that users can click and expand at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: While the contrast ratio for images generally meets the requirement, there are instances of low contrast between text and background colors, indicating some areas where improvement may be needed for accessibility. On all pages reviewed, there was only one contrast error noted on each. The error very low contrast between text and background.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Blocks of content are consistently separated from one another using visual separation, such as whitespace or borders
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Text alternatives are always provided where colour is used to indicate an action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the articles have a listening feature, which is embedded into 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: The clickable area around links and buttons is always large enough for users to see and activate easily, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Links and buttons are always spaced far enough apart for users to accurately activate them when using a mouse.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All links and buttons tested are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Links and buttons are always accessible via keyboard navigation.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousel features in this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousel features in this database.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The order of the text is always preserved at all screen resolutions, without any overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images consistently avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The overall reading experience is always preserved at all screen resolutions.
eResource: Canadian Major Dailies
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A+

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Other than the Proquest logo, most of the images are for icons.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Not Applicable Functional images, like the Proquest logo, does not rearrange or become misaligned when the width and height of the browser is changed. It is not embedded within the background. Not applicable was used for this answer as it is the best option to describe the outcome and this will not negatively affect the score.

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 Icons such as PDF, Cite, Copy URL, and Print indicators are consistently displayed across the database.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All informative images in the NFB database contain appropriate alt text that succinctly describes the essential information conveyed by the images, ensuring accessibility for users relying on screen readers or unable to view the images.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All functional images within the contain appropriate alt text or an adjacent textual alternative, ensuring that all users can understand the purpose of the image and interact with buttons or links effectively.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The proquest logo, utilized as text, contains appropriate alt text, ensuring accessibility by repeating the textual content conveyed by the image for all users.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always Text remains intact, readable, and is not cut off when zoomed in at 200%, ensuring a consistent and accessible reading experience for all users.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always All types of images, including informational, functional (e.g., icons), and images used as text, remain clear and unpixelated when zoomed in at 200%, ensuring optimal visual clarity and accessibility for all users.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always Horizontal scrolling is always minimized at 200%, ensuring a smoother and more accessible browsing experience for all users. The filter menu becomes a link that users can click and expand at 200%.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes While the contrast ratio for images generally meets the requirement, there are instances of low contrast between text and background colors, indicating some areas where improvement may be needed for accessibility. On all pages reviewed, there was only one contrast error noted on each. The error very low contrast between text and background.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Blocks of content are consistently separated from one another using visual separation, such as whitespace or borders
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Always Text alternatives are always provided where colour is used to indicate an action.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Always All the articles have a listening feature, which is embedded into 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 The clickable area around links and buttons is always large enough for users to see and activate easily, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always Links and buttons are always spaced far enough apart for users to accurately activate them when using a mouse.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always All links and buttons tested are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always Links and buttons are always accessible via keyboard navigation.

Dynamic content

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

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always The order of the text is always preserved at all screen resolutions, without any overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always Images consistently avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always The overall reading experience is always preserved at all screen resolutions.
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