Assessment for ODESI by Fanshawe - 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: It shows an arrow to know that there is drop-down menus when keys are needed. As it is still in the menus, users need to also hit enter to select the option to move out. Or can just scroll through with the arrows.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Google Chrome. Firefox. On the home pages though, there is not a skip link. On results pages there are.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the results pages, they start at the results instead of the menus above, but on home page they start from the very top.
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: Never
Score: 0
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: Opened a html resource as the rest of them will just download and open somewhere else. It would read the table all across the row horizontally, and then go down to the next area.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: I would say this always does, it does go between frames, the one I was worried about was the filters, but it did go to them after the results and then pagination of results, and then filters.
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: ODESI
eResource Type:
Vendor: Other
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

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

Weaknesses

  • Screen readers somewhat accurately capture information presented in tables

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? Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Always It shows an arrow to know that there is drop-down menus when keys are needed. As it is still in the menus, users need to also hit enter to select the option to move out. Or can just scroll through with the arrows.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always
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

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Sometimes Google Chrome. Firefox. On the home pages though, there is not a skip link. On results pages there are.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Sometimes Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Sometimes On the results pages, they start at the results instead of the menus above, but on home page they start from the very top.
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? Never
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes Opened a html resource as the rest of them will just download and open somewhere else. It would read the table all across the row horizontally, and then go down to the next area.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always I would say this always does, it does go between frames, the one I was worried about was the filters, but it did go to them after the results and then pagination of results, and then filters.
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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