Assessment for PiinPoint by Conestoga - 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the "Share Report" popup, the buttons for "Send", "Cancel", and "Send me a copy" are misaligned when text size is enlarged.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In the Report pages, the icons scattered across the map representing interactive traffic points/points of interest have "missing alternative text" errors.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the main Explore page, the left menu icons (e.g., "Projects", "Points of Interest", "Target Market", "Layers", "Traffic") and the map view toggle control in the bottom-left corner have "missing alternative text" errors.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PiinPoint logo on each page has a "missing alternative text" error.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Yes, icons are used throughout, except for the "Export to Excel", "Print / Save", and "Share" links on Report pages.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On some pages, e.g., the main Explore page and the Report pages, text is cut off at 200%.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the main Explore page, the left menu icons (e.g., "Projects", "Points of Interest", "Target Market", "Layers", "Traffic") become pixelated at 200%.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Most pages require horizontal scrolling at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are many "very low contrast" errors on each page.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Colour coded graphs do not have 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no text-to-speech or read aloud options.
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: Not all content is keyboard accessible, and it would be difficult to navigate by keyboard only.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels.
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: PiinPoint
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: PiinPoint
Institution: Conestoga
Score: C

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some images contain a textual alternative
  • Some information is distorted when zoomed in at 200%

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? Sometimes On the "Share Report" popup, the buttons for "Send", "Cancel", and "Send me a copy" are misaligned when text size is enlarged. 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? Sometimes Yes, icons are used throughout, except for the "Export to Excel", "Print / Save", and "Share" links on Report pages. no images

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes In the Report pages, the icons scattered across the map representing interactive traffic points/points of interest have "missing alternative text" errors. no images
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes On the main Explore page, the left menu icons (e.g., "Projects", "Points of Interest", "Target Market", "Layers", "Traffic") and the map view toggle control in the bottom-left corner have "missing alternative text" errors. no images
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes The PiinPoint logo on each page has a "missing alternative text" error. no images

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes On some pages, e.g., the main Explore page and the Report pages, text is cut off at 200%. no images
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Sometimes On the main Explore page, the left menu icons (e.g., "Projects", "Points of Interest", "Target Market", "Layers", "Traffic") become pixelated at 200%. no images
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never Most pages require horizontal scrolling at 200%. no images

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes There are many "very low contrast" errors on each page. no images

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Never Colour coded graphs do not have 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? Always 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 are no text-to-speech or read aloud options. 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 Not all content is keyboard accessible, and it would be difficult to navigate by keyboard only. no images

Dynamic content

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