Assessment for Passport GMID Academic by Seneca - 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances the focus was skipping important content and it was not clear where it moved next.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes it is not clear where the focused was moved next. It is skipping important components.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The keyboard navigation follows the logical order but skipping a lot of elements.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The focus is visible, but it is skipping important headings and components, not functioning properly when opening and going though the dropdown menu on the main page, for example.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It does not work at certain areas: skipping the headings, not functioning properly when trying to go through the content of the drop down menu, not opening the links from dropdown menus.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not always.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Skip Links are visible on all pages.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Reader does not pick up all the content presented in the tables and graphs.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Passport GMID Academic
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Euromonitor
Institution: Seneca
Score: A-

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Some interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard
  • Screen readers do not accurately capture information presented in tables

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

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Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Sometimes There were instances the focus was skipping important content and it was not clear where it moved next.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Sometimes Sometimes it is not clear where the focused was moved next. It is skipping important components.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Sometimes The keyboard navigation follows the logical order but skipping a lot of elements.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes The focus is visible, but it is skipping important headings and components, not functioning properly when opening and going though the dropdown menu on the main page, for example.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes It does not work at certain areas: skipping the headings, not functioning properly when trying to go through the content of the drop down menu, not opening the links from dropdown menus.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Sometimes Not always.

Skip Links

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Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always The Skip Links are visible on all pages.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always
Are skip links labelled properly? Always
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes The Reader does not pick up all the content presented in the tables and graphs.

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Always
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Always
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