Assessment for SAE Journals by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Alt text missing in some cases.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Home, search and help functional icons did not have a text equivalent.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Icons such as annotate, dataset, download, PDF, etc. were found
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Contrast Ratio: 8.59:1
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No colour coded graphs found on the webpage.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: The area could be larger for ease of navigation.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: More space would be better.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Clicking on "My Library" led to
We are sorry...
Invalid parameter: redirect_uri
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels found on the webpage.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels found on the webpage.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not preserved on iPhone screen size.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Images do not appear on iPhone screen size.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not preserved on iPhone screen size.
eResource: SAE Journals
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAE
Institution: Centennial
Score: B-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some images contain a textual alternative
  • Some information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never no images

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 Icons such as annotate, dataset, download, PDF, etc. were found no images

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Alt text missing in some cases. no images
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Home, search and help functional icons did not have a text equivalent. no images
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always no images
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always no images
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always no images

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes Contrast Ratio: 8.59:1 no images

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable No colour coded graphs found on the webpage. no images
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always no images
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never no images

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 no images

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 The area could be larger for ease of navigation. no images
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always More space would be better. no images
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Sometimes Clicking on "My Library" led to We are sorry... Invalid parameter: redirect_uri no images
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always no images

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No carousels found on the webpage. no images
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No carousels found on the webpage. no images

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Sometimes Not preserved on iPhone screen size. no images
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Sometimes Images do not appear on iPhone screen size. no images
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Sometimes Not preserved on iPhone screen size. no images
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