Assessment for PsychiatryOnline by St. Clair - Module 3: Interface Structure

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Can the purpose of each link can be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The purpose is identifiable by the text itself, or surrounding context. For example, if a link is in the form of an image such a journal or book cover, the test is included in the image and below with the title being a clickable link.
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most elements are accessible via keyboard. However, on the results page while searching for an article or book, the boxes that users can for the purpose of exporting citation, add to favourites, or recommend cannot be done with keyboard navigation.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no instructions to indicate if there are any other keyboard navigation features than the standard ones of arrow and tab key.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The navigation starts at the top and flows through each column to the bottom.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a mixture of visible indicators. Some elements such as boxes have the visible rectangle, other aspects such as some links are underlined. Another indicator is lighter shade of the font colour, particularly when searching through the tabs in the top ribbon. However, many features do not have the indicator visible, making it hard to see where the user is on the website.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The only interactive element that does not behave as expected are checkboxes included on the search pages.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The focus order moves from top to bottom and left to right in forms.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is only one skip link that appears in the same place on each page: Skip main navigation.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip link is always invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip link is near the top of the page and appears after focus on the logo.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The skip link is labelled “Skip main navigation”
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Skip links 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Appears at the top tabbed to from the logo.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The reader reads the information in the table from left to right.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The screen reader reads mostly everything on the page.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All frames contain a descriptive title. Ex. one frame is named Journals, which contain list of journals within the database.
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: The keyboard navigation follows a top to bottom and left to right structure. Starts in the larger left column and then moves to the side bars in the right column before navigating to the bottom banner.
eResource: PsychiatryOnline
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: American Psychiatric Publishing
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A-

Navigation Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Can the purpose of each link can be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context? Always The purpose is identifiable by the text itself, or surrounding context. For example, if a link is in the form of an image such a journal or book cover, the test is included in the image and below with the title being a clickable link.

Keyboard Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Sometimes Most elements are accessible via keyboard. However, on the results page while searching for an article or book, the boxes that users can for the purpose of exporting citation, add to favourites, or recommend cannot be done with keyboard navigation.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never There are no instructions to indicate if there are any other keyboard navigation features than the standard ones of arrow and tab key.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always The navigation starts at the top and flows through each column to the bottom.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes There is a mixture of visible indicators. Some elements such as boxes have the visible rectangle, other aspects such as some links are underlined. Another indicator is lighter shade of the font colour, particularly when searching through the tabs in the top ribbon. However, many features do not have the indicator visible, making it hard to see where the user is on the website.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes The only interactive element that does not behave as expected are checkboxes included on the search pages.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always The focus order moves from top to bottom and left to right in forms.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always There is only one skip link that appears in the same place on each page: Skip main navigation.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always The skip link is always invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always The skip link is near the top of the page and appears after focus on the logo.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always The skip link is labelled “Skip main navigation”
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always Skip links 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? Always Appears at the top tabbed to from the logo.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Always The reader reads the information in the table from left to right.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always The screen reader reads mostly everything on the page.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Always All frames contain a descriptive title. Ex. one frame is named Journals, which contain list of journals within the database.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Always The keyboard navigation follows a top to bottom and left to right structure. Starts in the larger left column and then moves to the side bars in the right column before navigating to the bottom banner.
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