Assessment for Oxford World's Classics by University of Toronto - 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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I have not seen any case where Keyboard Focus or moving away from it required more than the Tab key.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The indicator is visible in Chrome and Microsoft Edge with think solid black lines around the buttons; not so much in Firefox, as Fifreox uses thin dotted lines instead. You can see it but it is not as instantly clear as the in other two browsers.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I tested for skip links in Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, and did not find skip links in any of the browsers used.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No skip link was found, probably more because they did not exist than because they are invisible.
There is one occasion where a "back to results" appears on the webpage, which may work have worked like a skip link but it is not. When the user searches for all works by an author, for example, the list of all works appear and the user can clink on any work. The page then leads to the literary work chosen, and on the left side, above the image of the book cover, a button "back to results" appears with left and right arrows that enables the user to go back to the list of all works or move between listed works. These buttons are not linked to Keyboard Navigation function and are clickable using a mouse only.

Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No skip link available.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No skip link available.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No skip link available.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No skip link available.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This resource is for literary texts and as such, does not have tables with data.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: NVDA recognizes buttons in different frames. When I scroll up the screen while it is reading, it jumps back to the title of the page; and not knowing how to return to where the reading was cut off, it is quite annoying.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Frames don't always have a title.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Since there is no skip link, the user has to follow through all the buttons one at a time. There is no function that allows moving across frames or skipping frames.
eResource: Oxford World's Classics
eResource Type: eBooks
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Institution: University of Toronto
Score: D+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All 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? Not Applicable I have not seen any case where Keyboard Focus or moving away from it required more than the Tab key.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always The indicator is visible in Chrome and Microsoft Edge with think solid black lines around the buttons; not so much in Firefox, as Fifreox uses thin dotted lines instead. You can see it but it is not as instantly clear as the in other two browsers.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Never I tested for skip links in Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge, and did not find skip links in any of the browsers used.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Never No skip link was found, probably more because they did not exist than because they are invisible. There is one occasion where a "back to results" appears on the webpage, which may work have worked like a skip link but it is not. When the user searches for all works by an author, for example, the list of all works appear and the user can clink on any work. The page then leads to the literary work chosen, and on the left side, above the image of the book cover, a button "back to results" appears with left and right arrows that enables the user to go back to the list of all works or move between listed works. These buttons are not linked to Keyboard Navigation function and are clickable using a mouse only.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Not Applicable No skip link available.
Are skip links labelled properly? Not Applicable No skip link available.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Never
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Not Applicable No skip link available.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Not Applicable No skip link available.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Not Applicable This resource is for literary texts and as such, does not have tables with data.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Sometimes NVDA recognizes buttons in different frames. When I scroll up the screen while it is reading, it jumps back to the title of the page; and not knowing how to return to where the reading was cut off, it is quite annoying.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Never Frames don't always have a title.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Sometimes Since there is no skip link, the user has to follow through all the buttons one at a time. There is no function that allows moving across frames or skipping frames.
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