Assessment for Grove Music Online 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: 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: On the main page, the personal profile and search bars are jumped to first (in their respective rows) as both appear on the right most side of the screen. This means when using the tab button, the focus jumps to the far right before returning to the left-side of the screen.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: As mentioned above, all buttons work as they should but a sighted user will not see the sequence from left to right.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Jump to Content is an invisible skip link on the main page. Skip links do not appear on any results pages.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Invisible on the main page.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Upper left-side on the main screen.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Beyond Jump to content links, there are no other options.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: On the main page only.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any tables within this resource.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: As above, there doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
eResource: Grove Music Online
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Institution: Mohawk
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Some interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard

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? 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 On the main page, the personal profile and search bars are jumped to first (in their respective rows) as both appear on the right most side of the screen. This means when using the tab button, the focus jumps to the far right before returning to the left-side of the screen.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes As mentioned above, all buttons work as they should but a sighted user will not see the sequence from left to right.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Sometimes Jump to Content is an invisible skip link on the main page. Skip links do not appear on any results pages.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Sometimes Invisible on the main page.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Sometimes Upper left-side on the main screen.
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? Never Beyond Jump to content links, there are no other options.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Never On the main page only.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any tables within this resource.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Not Applicable As above, there doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any frames within this resource.
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