Assessment for British Online Archives by University of Toronto - 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Navigating through the desired page of the primary material within the viewer and zooming in might take a while to get used to.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Focus order moves sequentially, but when moving from "Back to Documents" menu on the upper left side to the field in the upper right corner, the focus starts from "Lite Viewer" on the far right and moves right from left for the four functions there.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is one skip link for a long list of contents that, while I appreciate its existence, I don't see it is particularly helpful.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip links are always at the beginning of the page.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip to main content
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The resource does not feature data presented in tabular format.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The resource does not seem to be using frames. Screen reader software (i.e. NVDA) reads whichever sentence the cursor is hovering on, and every image seems to have been given detailed description, but does not read in the unit of frames.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: As mentioned above, NVDA reads whichever sentence the cursor is placed on--even if it is in from the middle of a paragraph--or the button, but no frame title is being read.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Not applicable since there is no frame divisions I can identify.
eResource: British Online Archives
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Microform Academic Publishers
Institution: University of Toronto
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard

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

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Always
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always Navigating through the desired page of the primary material within the viewer and zooming in might take a while to get used to.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always Focus order moves sequentially, but when moving from "Back to Documents" menu on the upper left side to the field in the upper right corner, the focus starts from "Lite Viewer" on the far right and moves right from left for the four functions there.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always There is one skip link for a long list of contents that, while I appreciate its existence, I don't see it is particularly helpful.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always The skip links are always at the beginning of the page.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always Skip to main content
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? Not Applicable The resource does not feature data presented in tabular format.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Never The resource does not seem to be using frames. Screen reader software (i.e. NVDA) reads whichever sentence the cursor is hovering on, and every image seems to have been given detailed description, but does not read in the unit of frames.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Never As mentioned above, NVDA reads whichever sentence the cursor is placed on--even if it is in from the middle of a paragraph--or the button, but no frame title is being read.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Not Applicable Not applicable since there is no frame divisions I can identify.
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