Assessment for Education Research Complete by Georgian - 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: Some images have alt-text specified and identified with Wave. Some icons have tool tips but it's unclear if those function as alt-text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some images have alt-text specified and identified with Wave. Some icons have tool tips but it's unclear if those function as alt-text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some logo type images have inaccurate alt-text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: The wave extension identifies some color contrast issues on some screens, but most content appears clear. The full-text screen (online full-text) cannot be accurately checked using Wave, because it's loaded in an additional embedded frame within the window, and Wave can only check the larger page. Text is a grey color within the embedded frame- it may have some colour contrast issues for some users.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Not encountered in the sample.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Not encountered.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Available for full-text online articles sampled. Not available on main search pages.
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:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the time, this seems to work clearly, but the embedded frame for the full-text-view online/html doesn't behave as you would expect it to, giving options about the item and then tabbing through the article itself before going to the table of contents for the article.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No visible carousel.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No visible carousel
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Education Research Complete
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Georgian
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some images contain a textual alternative

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

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

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some images have alt-text specified and identified with Wave. Some icons have tool tips but it's unclear if those function as alt-text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some images have alt-text specified and identified with Wave. Some icons have tool tips but it's unclear if those function as alt-text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some logo type images have inaccurate alt-text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes The wave extension identifies some color contrast issues on some screens, but most content appears clear. The full-text screen (online full-text) cannot be accurately checked using Wave, because it's loaded in an additional embedded frame within the window, and Wave can only check the larger page. Text is a grey color within the embedded frame- it may have some colour contrast issues for some users.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable Not encountered in the sample.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable Not encountered.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Sometimes Available for full-text online articles sampled. Not available on main search pages.

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
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Sometimes Most of the time, this seems to work clearly, but the embedded frame for the full-text-view online/html doesn't behave as you would expect it to, giving options about the item and then tabbing through the article itself before going to the table of contents for the article.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No visible carousel.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No visible carousel

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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