Assessment for Canadian Points of View Reference Source by Humber - 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: Never
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At 200% zoom, all the main content and key page elements remain intact. However, the tools column on the right is slightly cut off (though still readable), and a horizontal scrollbar appears at the bottom.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: At 200% zoom, photos and icons lose sharpness and appear somewhat pixelated or grainy, making them less clear than expected.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: At 200% zoom, certain pages with left- or right-shifted text still extend beyond the viewport, resulting in a horizontal scroll bar.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Most content looks like it meets the basic contrast requirements, and the text is generally readable. But across all the pages we checked, there were still spots where the text didn’t stand out enough from the background because the colours were too similar.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All articles support an audio playback/read-aloud 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: Link testing didn’t reveal any failures...everything checked worked correctly, including buttons.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The site does not use any rotating/animated carousel elements.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The site does not use any rotating/animated carousel elements.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Pages aren’t responsive across resolutions. At smaller sizes (notably 800 × 600), the text doesn’t fit within the viewport and side-to-side scrolling is needed to read it.
eResource: Canadian Points of View Reference Source
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Humber
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All text and images meet contrast requirements
  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • 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 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? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always At 200% zoom, all the main content and key page elements remain intact. However, the tools column on the right is slightly cut off (though still readable), and a horizontal scrollbar appears at the bottom.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Never At 200% zoom, photos and icons lose sharpness and appear somewhat pixelated or grainy, making them less clear than expected.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Sometimes At 200% zoom, certain pages with left- or right-shifted text still extend beyond the viewport, resulting in a horizontal scroll bar.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always Most content looks like it meets the basic contrast requirements, and the text is generally readable. But across all the pages we checked, there were still spots where the text didn’t stand out enough from the background because the colours were too similar.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always
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? Never

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Always All articles support an audio playback/read-aloud 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 Link testing didn’t reveal any failures...everything checked worked correctly, including buttons.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable The site does not use any rotating/animated carousel elements.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable The site does not use any rotating/animated carousel elements.

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? Sometimes Pages aren’t responsive across resolutions. At smaller sizes (notably 800 × 600), the text doesn’t fit within the viewport and side-to-side scrolling is needed to read it.
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