Assessment for SAGE Business Cases by Mohawk - 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: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When looking at search results, icons to the left of a results stating the source do not contain alt text for the publisher's name, it only acts as a hyperlink.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In cases of hyperlinked text being placed over gray spaces, there is a low contrast between the specific shade of grey and the blue coloured hyperlinked text.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: In my testing, I was unable to find any color coded graphs. It should be noted that at the time of this assessment, our Library did not have access to SCB's data content.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In my testing I was unable to find any material or page that offered a text to speech or read aloud option
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: I noticed in my testing that when looking at content in the Business Skills section, I was not able to access some drop downs as pictured in the attached image.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no carousels that I could find in my testing, I only found static galleries that users had to manually select the next option to view the next item in the gallery.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no carousels that I could find in my testing, I only found static galleries that users had to manually select the next option to view the next item in the gallery.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When using iPhone dimensions, image galleries removes the ability to click through the images, though keyboard navigation still worked, but this option wouldn't work for anyone browsing the material on a phone.
eResource: SAGE Business Cases
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAGE
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements

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? Never

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

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes When looking at search results, icons to the left of a results stating the source do not contain alt text for the publisher's name, it only acts as a hyperlink.
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? Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes In cases of hyperlinked text being placed over gray spaces, there is a low contrast between the specific shade of grey and the blue coloured hyperlinked text.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable In my testing, I was unable to find any color coded graphs. It should be noted that at the time of this assessment, our Library did not have access to SCB's data content.
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? Always

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 In my testing I was unable to find any material or page that offered a text to speech or read aloud option

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 I noticed in my testing that when looking at content in the Business Skills section, I was not able to access some drop downs as pictured in the attached image.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There were no carousels that I could find in my testing, I only found static galleries that users had to manually select the next option to view the next item in the gallery.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable There were no carousels that I could find in my testing, I only found static galleries that users had to manually select the next option to view the next item in the gallery.

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? Sometimes When using iPhone dimensions, image galleries removes the ability to click through the images, though keyboard navigation still worked, but this option wouldn't work for anyone browsing the material on a phone.
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