Assessment for Country Watch by St. Clair - 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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No functional images were identified on any of the pages sampled.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no informational images found within the pages sampled.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The only functional image found on the pages sampled is the printer icon with the text beside it “printer friendly version”. Yet there is no alternative text for this button.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The logo is present in two places in the layout of the webpages: at the very top and very bottom. Both uses of the logo have alt text
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: On the pages sampled there is a citation link at the button of the page under the information heading. On the pages sampled there were very few folders, download, or full text pdf icons.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When zoomed 200% the text remains intact, readable and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are not unpixellated when the website is zoomed in at 200%. However, some images when tested in another program such as Paint and zoomed in 200% are less clear and unpixellated..
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The horizontal scrolling bar does not appear at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Contrast ratio is above the 4:5:1 for both light and dark mode. Both the normal text and large text samples pass as well. However, in dark mode there are a lot of errors for low contrast while in light mode there many pages do not have any or less than 5 contrast errors.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Of all the pages sampled only one graph was found and it was not coloured coded. Though it did contain text on the graph.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Blocks of content do contain visual separation cues.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There was no text to speech or read aloud options detected within this database except for in the PDF documents.
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: All the links that were checked worked. No dead links or buttons detected.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is only one carousel that found within the database. It is in the Intelligence Zone section but there is not a pause option.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Country Watch
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: CountryWatch
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Not Applicable No functional images were identified on any of the pages sampled.

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 On the pages sampled there is a citation link at the button of the page under the information heading. On the pages sampled there were very few folders, download, or full text pdf icons.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There were no informational images found within the pages sampled.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The only functional image found on the pages sampled is the printer icon with the text beside it “printer friendly version”. Yet there is no alternative text for this button.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The logo is present in two places in the layout of the webpages: at the very top and very bottom. Both uses of the logo have alt text

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always When zoomed 200% the text remains intact, readable and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always Images are not unpixellated when the website is zoomed in at 200%. However, some images when tested in another program such as Paint and zoomed in 200% are less clear and unpixellated..
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Not Applicable The horizontal scrolling bar does not appear at 200%.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always Contrast ratio is above the 4:5:1 for both light and dark mode. Both the normal text and large text samples pass as well. However, in dark mode there are a lot of errors for low contrast while in light mode there many pages do not have any or less than 5 contrast errors.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable Of all the pages sampled only one graph was found and it was not coloured coded. Though it did contain text on the graph.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Blocks of content do contain visual separation cues.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable

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 was no text to speech or read aloud options detected within this database except for in the PDF documents.

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
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always All the links that were checked worked. No dead links or buttons detected.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Never There is only one carousel that found within the database. It is in the Intelligence Zone section but there is not a pause option.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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