Assessment for Country Watch 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 links are straightforward in their description.
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The focus moves to all the page elements. However, it is hard to tell if the focus is on the main drop-down menus in the top header as they do not have the dotted box and users need to press enter and tab to access them. They are not accessible with arrow keys.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no indication that enter is need to access the drop-down menus in the header. The arrow keys do not work for navigation.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The keyboard focus indicator is not visible for the drop-down menu items in the top header.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: This function is under the Political Intelligence Briefing, Zone, and Wire section. It has the same carousel of pictures that are easily accessible to scroll through using keyboard function.
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, but become visible when identified by keyboard navigation.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links are invisible unless tabbed on from the keyboard. The skip link is “skip navigation” for this database.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes the skip navigation link is in the header at the top of each page in the database.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip link is labelled as skip navigation.
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: Yes the anchors (link destination) do appear at the beginning of relevant content in the pages sampled.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At the top of each page.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Read and Write reader does not tell the user that there is a table and columns. Read and Write will read everything but does not identify tables or columns. NVDA tool on the other hand does tell the user that they are at a table and will provide the number of columns but only reads the links in the chart. NVDA does not read sections that can not be accessed from keyboard navigation while Read and Write will read everything within a section. NVDA will read a section if user uses the mouse to hover over the sections not read through keyboard navigation.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: NVDA screen reader will mostly move to the next frame smoothly using keyboard navigation. However, it does always read everything in the frame and only focuses on the links using keyboard navigation. NVDA will read sections when hover over with the mouse but does not always read the all the text but only the area the mouse is hovering. Read and Write will read everything in the frame when directed to using a mouse.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Keyboard navigation moves smoothly through each frame.
eResource: Country Watch
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: CountryWatch
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A-

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 The text links are straightforward in their description.

Keyboard Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Always The focus moves to all the page elements. However, it is hard to tell if the focus is on the main drop-down menus in the top header as they do not have the dotted box and users need to press enter and tab to access them. They are not accessible with arrow keys.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never There is no indication that enter is need to access the drop-down menus in the header. The arrow keys do not work for navigation.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes The keyboard focus indicator is not visible for the drop-down menu items in the top header.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always This function is under the Political Intelligence Briefing, Zone, and Wire section. It has the same carousel of pictures that are easily accessible to scroll through using keyboard function.
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, but become visible when identified by keyboard navigation.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Skip links are invisible unless tabbed on from the keyboard. The skip link is “skip navigation” for this database.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always Yes the skip navigation link is in the header at the top of each page in the database.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always The skip link is labelled as skip navigation.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always Yes the anchors (link destination) do appear at the beginning of relevant content in the pages sampled.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Always At the top of each page.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes Read and Write reader does not tell the user that there is a table and columns. Read and Write will read everything but does not identify tables or columns. NVDA tool on the other hand does tell the user that they are at a table and will provide the number of columns but only reads the links in the chart. NVDA does not read sections that can not be accessed from keyboard navigation while Read and Write will read everything within a section. NVDA will read a section if user uses the mouse to hover over the sections not read through keyboard navigation.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Sometimes NVDA screen reader will mostly move to the next frame smoothly using keyboard navigation. However, it does always read everything in the frame and only focuses on the links using keyboard navigation. NVDA will read sections when hover over with the mouse but does not always read the all the text but only the area the mouse is hovering. Read and Write will read everything in the frame when directed to using a mouse.
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? Always Keyboard navigation moves smoothly through each frame.
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