Assessment for Regs4Ships by Georgian - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The main images on the home page are all prominently displayed. The images in the header and footers are not as prominent.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images used as text do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are appropriate icons for organization of content on the homepage but there is a lack of icons throughout the main body of the database. The site lacks icons for PDFs or other file types.
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: Some images are showing as pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is no horizontal scrolling required at 200%.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Clickable area around links is adequate in the content area. Links in the header and footer are more tightly clustered.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Links to content are adequate. Links in the header and footer are more tightly clustered.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: This database is incredibly slow-loading and may present as if links are broken. Patience is required.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Although all links are accessible via keyboard navigation, the logical or sequence of tabbing makes the user experience poor. The menu on the right-hand side (Latest Updates) of the page is tabbed through before the left-hand side menu; making this opposite to standard left-to-right reading. The keyboard user would have to tab through hundreds of 'Latest Updates' before being able to get to the main menu icons.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The right-hand menu is prioritized above the left-hand menu in smaller screen resolutions.
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: Regs4Ships
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: OneOcean
Institution: Georgian
Score: C

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Sometimes The main images on the home page are all prominently displayed. The images in the header and footers are not as prominent.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always

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 are appropriate icons for organization of content on the homepage but there is a lack of icons throughout the main body of the database. The site lacks icons for PDFs or other file types.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Images do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Images do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Images used as text do not have alt text or an appropriate textual alternative.

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 Some images are showing as pixelated.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always There is no horizontal scrolling required at 200%.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
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? Not Applicable

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? Sometimes Clickable area around links is adequate in the content area. Links in the header and footer are more tightly clustered.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Sometimes Links to content are adequate. Links in the header and footer are more tightly clustered.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always This database is incredibly slow-loading and may present as if links are broken. Patience is required.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always Although all links are accessible via keyboard navigation, the logical or sequence of tabbing makes the user experience poor. The menu on the right-hand side (Latest Updates) of the page is tabbed through before the left-hand side menu; making this opposite to standard left-to-right reading. The keyboard user would have to tab through hundreds of 'Latest Updates' before being able to get to the main menu icons.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always The right-hand menu is prioritized above the left-hand menu in smaller screen resolutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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