Assessment for Canadian Points of View Reference Source by Humber - 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: Tab movement proceeds across the page in column order
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The active selection is indicated by a noticeable outline
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Skip-navigation shortcuts aren’t available across every screen.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Skip-navigation shortcuts appear on article screens but remain hidden; confirming their presence is easiest via source markup, and assistive software struggles to locate them reliably.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On a few templates (notably full-text views) the shortcut sits near the start but is visually suppressed; other templates (like search/results screens) likely use a different layout/component set where that shortcut wasn’t implemented or was dropped during UI updates.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They mainly within article views, even though the search screens lack skip-navigation shortcuts
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: Navigation between regions works well for assistive software. Yet when relying solely on keystrokes, focus jumps from one hyperlink to the next while leaving the rest of the content untouched. To have body text read aloud (including headings that aren’t clickable) the user typically must select the passage (often by highlighting it with the pointer).
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Within full-text screens, tab order begins in the central content area, then shifts to the left region, continues to the right, drops down, and loops upward again. This sequence can break the expected horizontal progression across columns.
eResource: Canadian Points of View Reference Source
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Humber
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

Question Answer Notes Images
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 Tab movement proceeds across the page in column order
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always The active selection is indicated by a noticeable outline
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

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Sometimes Skip-navigation shortcuts aren’t available across every screen.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Sometimes Skip-navigation shortcuts appear on article screens but remain hidden; confirming their presence is easiest via source markup, and assistive software struggles to locate them reliably.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Sometimes On a few templates (notably full-text views) the shortcut sits near the start but is visually suppressed; other templates (like search/results screens) likely use a different layout/component set where that shortcut wasn’t implemented or was dropped during UI updates.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
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? Sometimes They mainly within article views, even though the search screens lack skip-navigation shortcuts

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always Navigation between regions works well for assistive software. Yet when relying solely on keystrokes, focus jumps from one hyperlink to the next while leaving the rest of the content untouched. To have body text read aloud (including headings that aren’t clickable) the user typically must select the passage (often by highlighting it with the pointer).
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Always
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Sometimes Within full-text screens, tab order begins in the central content area, then shifts to the left region, continues to the right, drops down, and loops upward again. This sequence can break the expected horizontal progression across columns.
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