Assessment for Building Types Online by Conestoga - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Alt text is missing for images on item record pages.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the article pages, the images have download and print icons. Otherwise, icons aren't present in any other part of the database.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When zoomed in at 200% the content on the item record pages is not as readable - the text content becomes very narrow and the images are cut off.
On the main homepage/search page, the "Building Types Online" title begins to overlap with the search bar when zoomed in at 200%.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some pixelation of images on the Publications page.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the search results page and some of the item record pages, horizontal scrolling is necessary when zoomed in at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the homepage, the four red buttons underneath the search bar all have a low contrast warning.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no colour coded graphs found in the database (except in the articles).
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no textual alternatives for when colour is used to indicate an action, e.g. when the link font colour changes after being clicked on, or when a button is a particular colour (like the Clear All Filters button on the search results page).
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no text-to-speech or read aloud options.
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:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the search results page, the filters on the left-hand side are not keyboard-accessible.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousels.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousels.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Building Types Online
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Conestoga
Score: C+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some information is distorted when zoomed in at 200%

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Sometimes On the article pages, the images have download and print icons. Otherwise, icons aren't present in any other part of the database.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Alt text is missing for images on item record pages.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes When zoomed in at 200% the content on the item record pages is not as readable - the text content becomes very narrow and the images are cut off. On the main homepage/search page, the "Building Types Online" title begins to overlap with the search bar when zoomed in at 200%.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Sometimes Some pixelation of images on the Publications page.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Sometimes On the search results page and some of the item record pages, horizontal scrolling is necessary when zoomed in at 200%.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes On the homepage, the four red buttons underneath the search bar all have a low contrast warning.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no colour coded graphs found in the database (except in the articles).
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never There are no textual alternatives for when colour is used to indicate an action, e.g. when the link font colour changes after being clicked on, or when a button is a particular colour (like the Clear All Filters button on the search results page).

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never There are no text-to-speech or read aloud options.

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
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Sometimes On the search results page, the filters on the left-hand side are not keyboard-accessible.

Dynamic content

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

Liquid layout

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