Assessment for Passport GMID Academic by Seneca - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images are easy to locate and positioned properly.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes: There are functional images embedded in the background of the resource.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All tested functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The images that are presented as text are having appropriate alt text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All icons are suitable and systematically arranged.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the text remains readable and not cut off when zooming at 200% but some text present on the slides throughout the resource becomes blurry and hazy to read.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images on tested pages remain clear and unpixelated.
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: Not all the content has the ration 4.5:1. Some areas have contrast ratio 1:1, 3.19:1, 2.6:1 etc.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All tested colour coded graphs have text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Each content block is displayed with borders and clear visual separation.
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: The database does not offer text to speech or read aloud options.
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: There are no carousel movement present.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousel items in this database.
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: Passport GMID Academic
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Euromonitor
Institution: Seneca
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 All images are easy to locate and positioned properly.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always There are functional images embedded in the background of the resource.

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 All icons are suitable and systematically arranged.

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? Always All tested functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The images that are presented as text are having appropriate alt text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes Most of the text remains readable and not cut off when zooming at 200% but some text present on the slides throughout the resource becomes blurry and hazy to read.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always All images on tested pages remain clear and unpixelated.
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 Not all the content has the ration 4.5:1. Some areas have contrast ratio 1:1, 3.19:1, 2.6:1 etc.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always All tested colour coded graphs have text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Each content block is displayed with borders and clear visual separation.
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 The database does not offer text to speech or read aloud options.

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 There are no carousel movement present.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable There are no carousel items in this database.

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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