Assessment for GoinGlobal by Conestoga - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are positioned prominently and easy to find
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are inconsistencies with the way in which functional embedded images are used and labeled. For example on the home page the service links each have an functional image icon and only two of them contain alternative text. This occurs on other pages such as; the Country Career Guides, and Global City Career Guides, U.S. City Career Guides pages.

Similarly the logo/banner is an embedded image and does not contain alternative text. The banner/logo also creates an issue with zooming. When the page is zoomed at 175% and above, the banner/logo becomes fixed to the top of the page making it difficult to read and access the rest of the content on the page. This issue occurs when resized as well.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: For the most part yes, there is is one image that is both functional as well as informative that is on multiple pages of the website (right side of most pages an image for a quiz "Boost your cultural IQ"). None of the information contained in the image is listed in the alt text.

Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are not many functional images on this website. Most of them are social media icons, the exception is the image linked to the quiz (see previous question). This image contains no alternative text even though it links to a learning module and quiz.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no icons beyond social media logos used in GoinGlobal. The information searched for in the career databases open in a list view and each entry opens to their own text pages. Any PDF's on the site (training pages) are embedded images of the material or linked text and they open in the browser as a pdf. The embedded images do contain alternative text describing the materials. Once the image or the linked text are clicked there are icons in the pdf once opened in the browser (download, print etc) but these are not specific to GoinGlobal.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes the text is readable, however to note, zoomed in at this percentage the header at the top of the page takes up just under a third of the screen and remains fixed to the top of the page.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All of the images become pixilated (and those with text difficult to read) at 200% zoom.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: No need to scroll horizontally when zoomed at 200% the page adjusts for vertical scrolling only.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the information on the pages have a good contrast ratio unfortunately the ones that do not are integral to navigation. The navigation contrast on the green header with white text does not meet the ratio. Further the "search content" box on the mid/lower of several pages has an image that is not visible, but is a functional image for searching. The image is the same white as the background.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes information is very clearly separated using white spaces or grouped blocks. Content is easily distinguished from one another.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In both the images and the text that use colour to indicate an action there is no usage of alternative text.

The website rarely uses images to indicate an action, but there is a significant usage of underlined text linked.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no option for HTML full text when searching the e-resources. The database is such that it links primarily to external sources. The materials owned by the database are mainly training materials, modules, and videos rather than articled materials.
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 are large enough for users to see and activate easily.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The links and buttons are far enough apart for users to accurately activate.
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 are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The website is easily navigated using keyboard navigation. There is a slight exception and this is with the occasional page (links to webinars) that may have a pop up with a cookie notice.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There does not appear to be any carousel movement on the website.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is no carousel movement. However the content is all operable by keyboard.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The order of the text is preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images 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 preserved at all screen resolutions.
eResource: GoinGlobal
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Conestoga
Score: B+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some images contain a textual alternative

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Sometimes There are inconsistencies with the way in which functional embedded images are used and labeled. For example on the home page the service links each have an functional image icon and only two of them contain alternative text. This occurs on other pages such as; the Country Career Guides, and Global City Career Guides, U.S. City Career Guides pages. Similarly the logo/banner is an embedded image and does not contain alternative text. The banner/logo also creates an issue with zooming. When the page is zoomed at 175% and above, the banner/logo becomes fixed to the top of the page making it difficult to read and access the rest of the content on the page. This issue occurs when resized as well.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Not Applicable There are no icons beyond social media logos used in GoinGlobal. The information searched for in the career databases open in a list view and each entry opens to their own text pages. Any PDF's on the site (training pages) are embedded images of the material or linked text and they open in the browser as a pdf. The embedded images do contain alternative text describing the materials. Once the image or the linked text are clicked there are icons in the pdf once opened in the browser (download, print etc) but these are not specific to GoinGlobal.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes For the most part yes, there is is one image that is both functional as well as informative that is on multiple pages of the website (right side of most pages an image for a quiz "Boost your cultural IQ"). None of the information contained in the image is listed in the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There are not many functional images on this website. Most of them are social media icons, the exception is the image linked to the quiz (see previous question). This image contains no alternative text even though it links to a learning module and quiz.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always Yes the text is readable, however to note, zoomed in at this percentage the header at the top of the page takes up just under a third of the screen and remains fixed to the top of the page.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Never All of the images become pixilated (and those with text difficult to read) at 200% zoom.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always No need to scroll horizontally when zoomed at 200% the page adjusts for vertical scrolling only.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes Most of the information on the pages have a good contrast ratio unfortunately the ones that do not are integral to navigation. The navigation contrast on the green header with white text does not meet the ratio. Further the "search content" box on the mid/lower of several pages has an image that is not visible, but is a functional image for searching. The image is the same white as the background.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Yes information is very clearly separated using white spaces or grouped blocks. Content is easily distinguished from one another.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never In both the images and the text that use colour to indicate an action there is no usage of alternative text. The website rarely uses images to indicate an action, but there is a significant usage of underlined text linked.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Not Applicable There is no option for HTML full text when searching the e-resources. The database is such that it links primarily to external sources. The materials owned by the database are mainly training materials, modules, and videos rather than articled materials.

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 are large enough for users to see and activate easily.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always The links and buttons are far enough apart for users to accurately activate.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always All links and buttons are functional.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always The website is easily navigated using keyboard navigation. There is a slight exception and this is with the occasional page (links to webinars) that may have a pop up with a cookie notice.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There does not appear to be any carousel movement on the website.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always There is no carousel movement. However the content is all operable by keyboard.

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 preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always Images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always The overall reading experience is preserved at all screen resolutions.
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