Assessment for Windows Wear 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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The selection of the answer is Never, because in most cases the focus in not visible and it is hard to determine to which element the focus moves next to.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It is hard to tell as this feature is not visible to the user and it is difficult to determine at what location the cursor is.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In most cases this function is not visible, that is why it is hard to follow the flow.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The Keyboard Focus Indicator is not visible in most of the cases and it is hard to determine at which content the focus is.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Not at all. The focus is not visible and it is hard to determine how it works.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Not visible and hard to determine.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No skip link.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no skip link.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No skip link.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no skip link.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no skip link found in the resource.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Most of the anchor links are relevant and brings the user to the relevant page or content.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no Skip links present.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no tables found in the resource. Though, our institution does not have the access to the full content of it. This database is mostly the image repository resource.
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: Windows Wear
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: WindowsWear
Institution: Seneca
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Interactive functionality does not work consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard

Navigation Links

Question Answer Notes Images
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? Never The selection of the answer is Never, because in most cases the focus in not visible and it is hard to determine to which element the focus moves next to.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never It is hard to tell as this feature is not visible to the user and it is difficult to determine at what location the cursor is.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Never In most cases this function is not visible, that is why it is hard to follow the flow.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Never The Keyboard Focus Indicator is not visible in most of the cases and it is hard to determine at which content the focus is.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Never Not at all. The focus is not visible and it is hard to determine how it works.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Never Not visible and hard to determine.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Never No skip link.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Never There is no skip link.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Never No skip link.
Are skip links labelled properly? Never There is no skip link.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Never There is no skip link found in the resource.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always Most of the anchor links are relevant and brings the user to the relevant page or content.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Never There is no Skip links present.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Not Applicable There were no tables found in the resource. Though, our institution does not have the access to the full content of it. This database is mostly the image repository resource.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
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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