Assessment for ed.flicks by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Page assessed: Ed.Flicks: Exchange Training Videos on Demand.
There are images on the main page. They are related to the topics of the training videos, and placed right by the side of the topics related to, but not exactly functional images, and not clickable.

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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Though there are a few images on the main page, and are related to the topics of the training videos, and could be considered as informational images, but they aren't crucial. It doesn't affect the functionality or the content of the page, nor it affects how users interact or interpret the page or content if they are being moved.

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:
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 a few icons, e.g. Subscribe, RSS, follow us on Twitter, follow us on FaceBook.
However, this is a fairly simple webpage with only the title list of videos on demand, and not many interactions involved. Thus, NA is considered to be the case.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some icon images are a bit blurry, but still could easily identify.
The Ribbon tabs, such as "Home", "FAQs" and "Contact Us" change from Text to Icons (without text).
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: ratio is 8.59:1
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Whitespace between blocks of content
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The main content of this website is a list of educational videos. Each title of these videos is clickable.
The clickable area is not really big.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The main content of this website is a list of educational videos. Each title of these videos is clickable.
The space between these titles is kind of small, and there is no focus indicator when you place the curser on a title/link.
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: Yes, they are accessible via keyboard navigation, but not easily due to poor focus indicator and without skip keys.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: there are no carousels on this website
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: ed.flicks
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Exchange Press
Institution: Centennial
Score: A

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Page assessed: Ed.Flicks: Exchange Training Videos on Demand. There are images on the main page. They are related to the topics of the training videos, and placed right by the side of the topics related to, but not exactly functional images, and not clickable.

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? Not Applicable There are a few icons, e.g. Subscribe, RSS, follow us on Twitter, follow us on FaceBook. However, this is a fairly simple webpage with only the title list of videos on demand, and not many interactions involved. Thus, NA is considered to be the case.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable Though there are a few images on the main page, and are related to the topics of the training videos, and could be considered as informational images, but they aren't crucial. It doesn't affect the functionality or the content of the page, nor it affects how users interact or interpret the page or content if they are being moved.
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

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%? Sometimes Some icon images are a bit blurry, but still could easily identify. The Ribbon tabs, such as "Home", "FAQs" and "Contact Us" change from Text to Icons (without text).
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? Always ratio is 8.59:1

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Whitespace between blocks of content
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable

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

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? Sometimes The main content of this website is a list of educational videos. Each title of these videos is clickable. The clickable area is not really big.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Sometimes The main content of this website is a list of educational videos. Each title of these videos is clickable. The space between these titles is kind of small, and there is no focus indicator when you place the curser on a title/link.
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 Yes, they are accessible via keyboard navigation, but not easily due to poor focus indicator and without skip keys.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable there are no carousels on this website
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

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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