Assessment for Gale OneFile by Fanshawe - Module 1: Interface Appearance

Submitted by nfrey@FanshaweC.ca on
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Almost always used correctly but found a few instances of linked images missing alt text and 1 instance of redundant alt text
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Found logo image without alt text
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Only the word "notes" is slightly cut off from the "highlights & notes" option when article opened
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Only minimal right scrolling in Help pages and of icons above an article
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Consistently 8.59: 1
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I couldn't locate any articles with colour coded graphs.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Once an article title has been clicked on, it will change colour from blue to purple but there isn't a text alternative to the colour change.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tab works to move forward but backspace does not go back.
The arrow keys do not work to move to the next box but they function within the search field to move through the options like keyword, subject, abstract, author etc.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Gale OneFile
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Gale
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: A

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

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? Always

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Almost always used correctly but found a few instances of linked images missing alt text and 1 instance of redundant alt text
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Found logo image without alt text

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always Only the word "notes" is slightly cut off from the "highlights & notes" option when article opened
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always Only minimal right scrolling in Help pages and of icons above an article

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always Consistently 8.59: 1

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable I couldn't locate any articles with colour coded graphs.
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? Sometimes Once an article title has been clicked on, it will change colour from blue to purple but there isn't a text alternative to the colour change.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Always

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? Always
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? Sometimes Tab works to move forward but backspace does not go back. The arrow keys do not work to move to the next box but they function within the search field to move through the options like keyword, subject, abstract, author etc.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No carousels
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No carousels

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? Always
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