Assessment for British Online Archives by University of Toronto - 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There doesn't seem to be an icon that requires alt text as practically every button is an icon-text combination; The database does not use many icons to start with, and with the exception of the magnifier icon for "Search," there is always textual alternative next to it. Even the contact information uses "T" for telephone and "E" for email.
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: Not captured in the screenshot but the buttons in the image viewer also have alt texts.
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: This resource does not require horizontal scrolling.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There are, actually, 2-3 contrast errors on each page, but when I click the icon to see which buttons, I cannot find them. The most likely culprit I can think of is the dark grey text instructions against white window to provide name and email address if one wants to subscribe to, which does not affect using primary resources.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Resource does not contain articles using colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Resource hosts digitized historical documents and visual separation is not applicable for this type of documents.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: not applicable for this type of documents.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Carousels not found in this resource.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functionality operable by keyboard, although there is no carousel items found.
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: British Online Archives
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Microform Academic Publishers
Institution: University of Toronto
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

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

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? Always

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always There doesn't seem to be an icon that requires alt text as practically every button is an icon-text combination; The database does not use many icons to start with, and with the exception of the magnifier icon for "Search," there is always textual alternative next to it. Even the contact information uses "T" for telephone and "E" for email.
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 Not captured in the screenshot but the buttons in the image viewer also have alt texts.

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 This resource does not require horizontal scrolling.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always There are, actually, 2-3 contrast errors on each page, but when I click the icon to see which buttons, I cannot find them. The most likely culprit I can think of is the dark grey text instructions against white window to provide name and email address if one wants to subscribe to, which does not affect using primary resources.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable Resource does not contain articles using colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Not Applicable Resource hosts digitized historical documents and visual separation is not applicable for this type of documents.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable not applicable for this type of documents.

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

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? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable Carousels not found in this resource.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always All functionality operable by keyboard, although there is no carousel items found.

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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