Assessment for SocIndex by Fanshawe - Module 3: Interface Structure

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:

When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?

Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:

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: (Tested in Chrome) Skip links appear on results and item detail pages

Are skip links visible or invisible?

Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: (Tested in Chrome) Invisible

Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?

Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: (Tested in Chrome) Skip links appear at the top left of applicable pages but you must cycle through the whole page before getting to them

Are skip links labelled properly?

Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: (Tested in Chrome) Labelled as Skip to Main Content

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: (Tested in Chrome)

Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?

Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: (Tested in Chrome) They only appear on select pages but they do appear in the same on the pages where they are present

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

Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It skips some text information (record details like author)

Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?

Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The screen reader could move from one frame to another but often missed sections of results. For detailed records it skipped larger bodies of text. When looking through a list of results it did read the 'details' magnifying glass icon but when the icon is selected and the link opened it does not read anything in it besides title and links. For results pages, it skipped author information completely.

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 cycled through each frame but the order was not standard top to bottom, left to right. On results pages and record detail pages with three columns the middle column would be the first one accessed then the left column and finally the right column.

Assessment for SocIndex by Fanshawe - Module 3: Interface Structure

Navigation Links

Keyboard Navigation

Skip Links

Tables

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
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
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Always
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

Question	Answer	Notes
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Sometimes	(Tested in Chrome) Skip links appear on results and item detail pages
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Always	(Tested in Chrome) Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Always	(Tested in Chrome) Skip links appear at the top left of applicable pages but you must cycle through the whole page before getting to them
Are skip links labelled properly?	Always	(Tested in Chrome) Labelled as Skip to Main Content
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Always	(Tested in Chrome)
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Always	(Tested in Chrome) They only appear on select pages but they do appear in the same on the pages where they are present

Question	Answer	Notes
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Sometimes	The screen reader could move from one frame to another but often missed sections of results. For detailed records it skipped larger bodies of text. When looking through a list of results it did read the 'details' magnifying glass icon but when the icon is selected and the link opened it does not read anything in it besides title and links. For results pages, it skipped author information completely.
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 cycled through each frame but the order was not standard top to bottom, left to right. On results pages and record detail pages with three columns the middle column would be the first one accessed then the left column and finally the right column.