Assessment for Career Cruising by St. Clair - 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: The text of the link is very straightforward.
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: The keyboard navigation of the pages sampled followed a left to right navigation sequence unless otherwise altered from using a mouse.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The exception to this is in the search bar at the top of the page. However, the cursor does come up for the user to type.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The interactive functionality is present in the career selector section on Career Cruising. It is accessible by keyboard navigation. However, if someone was going to fast they could easily miss options.
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: Invisible
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Invisible, unless using keyboard navigation.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links are invisible unless using keyboard navigation and located at the top of each page.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip to main content link is at the top of each page.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is one skip link at the top of each page.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The anchor links are relevant to the content.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Database tables the rows and columns are mentioned by the reader. There is also a map. However, the screen reader does read the provinces and territories on the Map of Canada under the education tab. Though, it reads these when using keyboard navigation.

In the PDF documents the reader does not read columns and rows. For the Career Cruising and the Blueprint for Life/Work Designs, the tables it would be hard for a person to follow if they were unable to see the table or chart.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No frames are mentioned.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No frames used in the samples.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No frames used within sample.
eResource: Career Cruising
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Xello
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A+

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 The text of the link is very straightforward.

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 The keyboard navigation of the pages sampled followed a left to right navigation sequence unless otherwise altered from using a mouse.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always The exception to this is in the search bar at the top of the page. However, the cursor does come up for the user to type.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always The interactive functionality is present in the career selector section on Career Cruising. It is accessible by keyboard navigation. However, if someone was going to fast they could easily miss options.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always Invisible
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible, unless using keyboard navigation.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always Skip links are invisible unless using keyboard navigation and located at the top of each page.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always The skip to main content link is at the top of each page.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always There is one skip link at the top of each page.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always The anchor links are relevant to the content.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes Database tables the rows and columns are mentioned by the reader. There is also a map. However, the screen reader does read the provinces and territories on the Map of Canada under the education tab. Though, it reads these when using keyboard navigation. In the PDF documents the reader does not read columns and rows. For the Career Cruising and the Blueprint for Life/Work Designs, the tables it would be hard for a person to follow if they were unable to see the table or chart.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Never No frames are mentioned.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Not Applicable No frames used in the samples.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Not Applicable No frames used within sample.
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