Assessment for Education Research Complete by Georgian - 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:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When loading the page the first item that receives focus with tab is the search fields, which continue down the page. Same thing happens when looking at results as well. However, there is a skip link but you have to tab all the way down the page to get to it.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The skip link is positioned after going through all the main content.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links are accessible via keyboard, however they are very far down the page.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Tables were read in the correct order, in the three tests I ran, one using the online fulltext and two using the PDF full text.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: NVDA was not able to move between the frames on the search page, or when viewing an online fulltext article.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Frames do have a title that inform the user of their purpose, like My Dashboard, Research Tools and Table of Contents.
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: Users can use tab to move from one frame to the other
eResource: Education Research Complete
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Georgian
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard
  • Screen readers accurately capture information presented in tables

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

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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
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

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Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always When loading the page the first item that receives focus with tab is the search fields, which continue down the page. Same thing happens when looking at results as well. However, there is a skip link but you have to tab all the way down the page to get to it.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Never The skip link is positioned after going through all the main content.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always Skip links are accessible via keyboard, however they are very far down the page.
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? Always Tables were read in the correct order, in the three tests I ran, one using the online fulltext and two using the PDF full text.

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Never NVDA was not able to move between the frames on the search page, or when viewing an online fulltext article.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Always Frames do have a title that inform the user of their purpose, like My Dashboard, Research Tools and Table of Contents.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Always Users can use tab to move from one frame to the other
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