Assessment for Career Cruising by Confederation - 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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: To open menus, I need to use the space bar, but it is not clearly indicated that it's the space bar.
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: Using Chrome
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The one skip link is invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the left frames are a repeat of what is on the right main content frame
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:
eResource: Career Cruising
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Xello
Institution: Confederation
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Screen readers accurately capture information presented in tables

Weaknesses

  • Some interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard

Navigation Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context? Always no images

Keyboard Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Always no images
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never To open menus, I need to use the space bar, but it is not clearly indicated that it's the space bar. no images
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always no images
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always no images
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always no images
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always no images

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always Using Chrome no images
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always The one skip link is invisible no images
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always no images
Are skip links labelled properly? Always no images
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always no images
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always no images
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always no images

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always no images
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Sometimes Some of the left frames are a repeat of what is on the right main content frame
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Always no images
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