Assessment for Academic Writer by Centennial - 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: There is a logo in the top left corner of the screen with the words Academic Writer next to it. When you enlarge the text, the words eventually disappear, but the logo remains in the same spot on the page.
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:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On two pages, I found six contrast errors - two on one page, four on the other - that represented contrasts in elements that were visually hidden on the page. No other errors on any page examined.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Only one graph found in a lesson, and it includes text equivalents.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Colour is not used to indicate an action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no such 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:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are buttons when editing a document - Save, Spelling & Grammar, etc. - that don't seem to be available through keyboard navigation. Because you jump straight to the writing, attempts to tab through just effect the text.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Academic Writer
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: American Psychological Association (APA)
Institution: Centennial
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 no images

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never There is a logo in the top left corner of the screen with the words Academic Writer next to it. When you enlarge the text, the words eventually disappear, but the logo remains in the same spot on the page. no images

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 no images

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always no images
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always no images
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always no images

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes On two pages, I found six contrast errors - two on one page, four on the other - that represented contrasts in elements that were visually hidden on the page. No other errors on any page examined. no images

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable Only one graph found in a lesson, and it includes text equivalents. no images
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always no images
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable Colour is not used to indicate an action. no images

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never There is no such option. no images

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 no images
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always no images
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always no images
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Sometimes There are buttons when editing a document - Save, Spelling & Grammar, etc. - that don't seem to be available through keyboard navigation. Because you jump straight to the writing, attempts to tab through just effect the text. no images

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No carousel. no images
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No carousel. no images

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always no images
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always no images
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always no images
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