Assessment for Pharmacy Technician's Letter Canada by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There aren't really images as part of this database.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: There are no functional images in this resource.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no informative images on this resource.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no functional images in this resource.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images used as text in this resource.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All icons are included on the same line as text. For example, a pdf symbol is on the same line as the text View printable PDF.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The text is intact and readable, but when I went to select options from a dropdown list, they seemingly didn't appear. Then, when I scrolled down to 100%, I could see the options were actually there, on the right of the menu. At 200% I couldn't see the options, nor was there a scroll bar at the bottom of the window indicating that I should scroll to the right to see the options. See attached file below.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I don't seem to have an option to scroll horizontally, but I definitely need that option as dropdowns open on the side of the page outside of the viewing area.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The whole footer is rife with contrast errors - white text on dark grey background. In addition, a lot of the prompts - Next Article, Login to Comment - are white text on a blue background, come up as contrast errors. The majority of the pages are white with black text, and they seem fine. Every page that I checked had over 20 contrast errors - ranging from 21 to 29 - but since 18 of these alone are in the footer, you are already at almost 20 before the page content loads. So aside from footer, this resource is not too bad for contrast errors, but the footer is a big one, as it's present on every page.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I have been unable to locate any graphs in this resource.
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: There are no instances where text alternatives are used to indicate an action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no such option.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel movement.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel movement.
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: Pharmacy Technician's Letter Canada
eResource Type: eJournals
Vendor: Therapeutic Research Center
Institution: Centennial
Score: B

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some information is distorted when zoomed in at 200%

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable There aren't really images as part of this database.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never There are no functional images in this resource.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Never All icons are included on the same line as text. For example, a pdf symbol is on the same line as the text View printable PDF.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no informative images on this resource.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no functional images in this resource.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images used as text in this resource.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes The text is intact and readable, but when I went to select options from a dropdown list, they seemingly didn't appear. Then, when I scrolled down to 100%, I could see the options were actually there, on the right of the menu. At 200% I couldn't see the options, nor was there a scroll bar at the bottom of the window indicating that I should scroll to the right to see the options. See attached file below.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never I don't seem to have an option to scroll horizontally, but I definitely need that option as dropdowns open on the side of the page outside of the viewing area.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes The whole footer is rife with contrast errors - white text on dark grey background. In addition, a lot of the prompts - Next Article, Login to Comment - are white text on a blue background, come up as contrast errors. The majority of the pages are white with black text, and they seem fine. Every page that I checked had over 20 contrast errors - ranging from 21 to 29 - but since 18 of these alone are in the footer, you are already at almost 20 before the page content loads. So aside from footer, this resource is not too bad for contrast errors, but the footer is a big one, as it's present on every page.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable I have been unable to locate any graphs in this resource.
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 There are no instances where text alternatives are used to indicate an action.

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 There is no such option.

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? Always

Dynamic content

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

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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