Assessment for Marlene Mendonca by George Brown - 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: Most of the links for the reports and browse tags are determined by the link text.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When using the tab function on the reports page, it followed logical order, but it did not go from left to right. When it got to the bottom of the page, it went back up and went through the browsing tags.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When using a keyboard on main page, it is easy to focus and the indicator is easy to follow. On the reports page, it is much more difficult to follow as there are so many tagged links that you can lose focus.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It does not work well with the arrow keys left and right. It works well with the tab key.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is one main invisible skip link at the top of the left-hand corner.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: They are always invisible.
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: This was labelled as Skip to main content.
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:
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It does not read any information from the table as it is an embedded image.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It does read the tagged links but does read the reports in order, one frame to another.
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: Faulkner Advisory on Info Tech Studies - FAITS
eResource Type:
Vendor: Faulkner Information Services
Institution: George Brown
Score: A-

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Some interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard
  • Screen readers do not accurately capture information presented in tables

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 Most of the links for the reports and browse tags are determined by the link text.

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? Always
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Sometimes When using the tab function on the reports page, it followed logical order, but it did not go from left to right. When it got to the bottom of the page, it went back up and went through the browsing tags.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes When using a keyboard on main page, it is easy to focus and the indicator is easy to follow. On the reports page, it is much more difficult to follow as there are so many tagged links that you can lose focus.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Never It does not work well with the arrow keys left and right. It works well with the tab key.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always There is one main invisible skip link at the top of the left-hand corner.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always They are always invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always
Are skip links labelled properly? Always This was labelled as Skip to main content.
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

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Never It does not read any information from the table as it is an embedded image.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Sometimes It does read the tagged links but does read the reports in order, one frame to another.
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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