Assessment for Kanopy by Humber - 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When I resize the screen the functional images still appear
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Can an informational image (e.g. an icon of a film) be also a functional image?
When Clicking on topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the informational images appear to have alt text
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Kanpopy home page has 5 alternative text errors for Functional Images There is a banner (or carousel) that switches between different topics: psychotherapy, history of pandemic diseases, entreprenneurial that does not include Alt text
When visiting the topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the Functional images contain alt text
When clicking on the title "The Mindfulness Movie" there were 3 instances of linked images missing alt text
When I click on the title "Race The Power of an Illusion"all functional images contain alt tex

Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When I click on the topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the Images Used as Text contain alt text
When I click on a particular title e.g. "Race The Power of an Illusion" there is no Alt text for Creative Captions - and across all the titles I clicked on that was the same issue. That was the only error that appeared for Images Used as Text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There was text with links to indicate when one could add it to a playlist, share the content, and under "more" there was an option for citing. There could have been more actual icons, like the link icon or the quotes for a citation. There was a creative commons icon
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: For the most part it is. On dashboard type pages (such as the Kanopy main page) where all the films are displayed the text is cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: For the most part horizontal scrolling is minimized. When clicking on a specific title it optimizes so you don't need to scroll horizontally. As well if you click on a particular title it will bring you to a page that shows the films vertically rather than horizontally. However when viewing the Kanopy main page or when you search films grouped together by subject, you can't see them all without hovering on the last visible film and clicking on the arrow to see more films displayed.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the main page when browsing for videos there were no contrast errors. When looking at a page with a a topic, e.g. "race and ethnicity" the contrast was at least 8.59:1
When clicking on the title "The Mindfulness Movie" there were 36 contrast errors.
The title "Limited Partnership has 17 contrast errors
When you click onto individual titles on the right hand they showcase similar titles but the text is grey on black, which may account for the poor colour contrast.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no colour coded graphs
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They don't use white space. There are borders between content types. For example on the page of a film, the film, sharing and link options are in one box. Below there is a box with a description of the film and below that another box with recommendations. "People who watched this also watched"To the left there is a border for "Related Videos" with a selection of titles

The border could be better distinguished, it's very subtle, a bit lighter black than the black background of the Kanopy web site pages.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the browse by subject page, if you hover your mouse over the film subjects the colour changes to orange. I did not see this anywhere else.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no full text options since this is a database full of films.They also do not have a text to speech or read aloud options.

They do offer closed captionning. There's also the option to click on the film's transcript option which provides the written text as it is spoken/narrated/acted.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There's only one carousel I see and it is on the main kanopy page. it does not appear to pause.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There's only once carousel and it allows you to tab through the different pictures.
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: Kanopy
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Kanopy
Institution: Humber
Score: B

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? Always When I resize the screen the functional images still appear

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 There was text with links to indicate when one could add it to a playlist, share the content, and under "more" there was an option for citing. There could have been more actual icons, like the link icon or the quotes for a citation. There was a creative commons icon

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Can an informational image (e.g. an icon of a film) be also a functional image? When Clicking on topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the informational images appear to have alt text
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes The Kanpopy home page has 5 alternative text errors for Functional Images There is a banner (or carousel) that switches between different topics: psychotherapy, history of pandemic diseases, entreprenneurial that does not include Alt text When visiting the topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the Functional images contain alt text When clicking on the title "The Mindfulness Movie" there were 3 instances of linked images missing alt text When I click on the title "Race The Power of an Illusion"all functional images contain alt tex
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes When I click on the topic "Ethnicity and Identity" all the Images Used as Text contain alt text When I click on a particular title e.g. "Race The Power of an Illusion" there is no Alt text for Creative Captions - and across all the titles I clicked on that was the same issue. That was the only error that appeared for Images Used as Text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes For the most part it is. On dashboard type pages (such as the Kanopy main page) where all the films are displayed the text is cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Sometimes For the most part horizontal scrolling is minimized. When clicking on a specific title it optimizes so you don't need to scroll horizontally. As well if you click on a particular title it will bring you to a page that shows the films vertically rather than horizontally. However when viewing the Kanopy main page or when you search films grouped together by subject, you can't see them all without hovering on the last visible film and clicking on the arrow to see more films displayed.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes On the main page when browsing for videos there were no contrast errors. When looking at a page with a a topic, e.g. "race and ethnicity" the contrast was at least 8.59:1 When clicking on the title "The Mindfulness Movie" there were 36 contrast errors. The title "Limited Partnership has 17 contrast errors When you click onto individual titles on the right hand they showcase similar titles but the text is grey on black, which may account for the poor colour contrast.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable There are no colour coded graphs
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Sometimes They don't use white space. There are borders between content types. For example on the page of a film, the film, sharing and link options are in one box. Below there is a box with a description of the film and below that another box with recommendations. "People who watched this also watched"To the left there is a border for "Related Videos" with a selection of titles The border could be better distinguished, it's very subtle, a bit lighter black than the black background of the Kanopy web site pages.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Sometimes On the browse by subject page, if you hover your mouse over the film subjects the colour changes to orange. I did not see this anywhere else.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Not Applicable There are no full text options since this is a database full of films.They also do not have a text to speech or read aloud options. They do offer closed captionning. There's also the option to click on the film's transcript option which provides the written text as it is spoken/narrated/acted.

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
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Sometimes There's only one carousel I see and it is on the main kanopy page. it does not appear to pause.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Sometimes There's only once carousel and it allows you to tab through the different pictures.

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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