Assessment for Direct-Hit by Identifix by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Only one image has Alternative text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Alt text only appears on the top left hand corner for the home button icon.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Users can click (many times) to get to the document, print preview or click on "Print" to print and/or save as a PDF.

When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It depends on how old the manuals are. For example, a service manual from 2011 will have clear and unpixelated images when zooming in, as well as highlight text from an image. An image from a service manual from 2004, however, will be blurry, and unable to highlight text.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Links to their "Help" and FAQ" etc, have very low contrast (dark grey on a lighter shade of grey background i.e. 3.85:1), the text size is also very small.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This database accesses a lot of car manuals, where the text and images are mostly black and white, with diagrams and charts.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Text is very small
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: Links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation by using the "Tab" key.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Carousel movement is not used in this database.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: While the content is preserved at all screen resolutions, the page is essentially preserved as is, including text size. The user will have to use horizontal scrolling to fully utilize the database and the manuals it has access to.
eResource: Direct-Hit by Identifix
eResource Type:
Vendor: Identifix
Institution: Centennial
Score: D+

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Never Users can click (many times) to get to the document, print preview or click on "Print" to print and/or save as a PDF.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Only one image has Alternative text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Alt text only appears on the top left hand corner for the home button icon.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Sometimes It depends on how old the manuals are. For example, a service manual from 2011 will have clear and unpixelated images when zooming in, as well as highlight text from an image. An image from a service manual from 2004, however, will be blurry, and unable to highlight text.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Never Links to their "Help" and FAQ" etc, have very low contrast (dark grey on a lighter shade of grey background i.e. 3.85:1), the text size is also very small.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable This database accesses a lot of car manuals, where the text and images are mostly black and white, with diagrams and charts.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never

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

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? Never Text is very small
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 Links and buttons are accessible via keyboard navigation by using the "Tab" key.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable Carousel movement is not used in this database.
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? Never While the content is preserved at all screen resolutions, the page is essentially preserved as is, including text size. The user will have to use horizontal scrolling to fully utilize the database and the manuals it has access to.
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