Assessment for Canadian Points of View 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:
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The keyboard navigation follows the flow of the columns from left to right.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The focus is a visible grey dotted line.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all pages in the database have skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The skip links are on the pages with articles and they are invisible. The easiest way to tell if the links are on the page is to look at the code. They It is hard to get the screen reader to find them.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip links are labelled properly on the pages they appear on. The skip links are identified as Skip to Main Content.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links on the article pages are only accessible via keyboard.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Skip links do not appear on any search pages. Mostly appear on article pages.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Screen reader does move smoothly through each frame. However, the screen reader using keyboard navigation only focuses on the links and not the other content. To get the screen reader to read articles, the user has to drag the mouse over or highlight the text. This is the same with unlinked titles.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On pages that have articles, using keyboard navigation, the user goes directly to the article column first (middle), then to the left, and over to the right, bottom, and back to the top. The keyboard navigation does not always follow the left to right column pattern.
eResource: Canadian Points of View
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
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

Keyboard Navigation

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Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Always
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always The keyboard navigation follows the flow of the columns from left to right.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always The focus is a visible grey dotted line.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

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Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Sometimes Not all pages in the database have skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Sometimes The skip links are on the pages with articles and they are invisible. The easiest way to tell if the links are on the page is to look at the code. They It is hard to get the screen reader to find them.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Sometimes
Are skip links labelled properly? Always The skip links are labelled properly on the pages they appear on. The skip links are identified as Skip to Main Content.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always Skip links on the article pages are only accessible via keyboard.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Always
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Sometimes Skip links do not appear on any search pages. Mostly appear on article pages.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always Screen reader does move smoothly through each frame. However, the screen reader using keyboard navigation only focuses on the links and not the other content. To get the screen reader to read articles, the user has to drag the mouse over or highlight the text. This is the same with unlinked titles.
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? Sometimes On pages that have articles, using keyboard navigation, the user goes directly to the article column first (middle), then to the left, and over to the right, bottom, and back to the top. The keyboard navigation does not always follow the left to right column pattern.
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