Assessment for Career Cruising by Confederation - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are not near the corners of the page.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The only informative images I found were on the My Plan and Share My Plan pages, and yes, they all had alt text
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are appropriate icons for most areas within the database.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The images start blurring at the edges when you start zooming in from 100%
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The page does not minimize horizontal scrolling, especially if your window is adjusted to be smaller than a typical monitor screen.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: It looks like the majority of text on multiple pages, and especially on the header and footer of every page have low contrast.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no colour coded graphs
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no HTML full text options. However, when I had the opportunity to click on a PDF of a sample resume, it did offer a text to speech 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: Every link I tested led to the appropriate page/site.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: They are accessible through keyboard navigation, but only through the tab button
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousel movements
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Again, no carousel items
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The background changes with the resolutions, but the text boxes do not, so a lot of the text becomes unreadable as the background colour changes
eResource: Career Cruising
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Xello
Institution: Confederation
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative

Weaknesses

  • Text and images do not meet contrast requirements
  • Some information is distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Some 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 Images are not near the corners of the page.

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? Sometimes There are appropriate icons for most areas within the database.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The only informative images I found were on the My Plan and Share My Plan pages, and yes, they all had alt text
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
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Sometimes The images start blurring at the edges when you start zooming in from 100%
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never The page does not minimize horizontal scrolling, especially if your window is adjusted to be smaller than a typical monitor screen.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always It looks like the majority of text on multiple pages, and especially on the header and footer of every page have low contrast.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no colour coded graphs
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? Always

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Not Applicable There are no HTML full text options. However, when I had the opportunity to click on a PDF of a sample resume, it did offer a text to speech 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 Every link I tested led to the appropriate page/site.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always They are accessible through keyboard navigation, but only through the tab button

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable There are no carousel movements
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable Again, no carousel items

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? Never
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Sometimes The background changes with the resolutions, but the text boxes do not, so a lot of the text becomes unreadable as the background colour changes
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