Assessment for Plumb's Veterinary Drugs by Georgian - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Plumb's doesn't have a lot of images other than the homepage where it has 4. They are prominent and easy to find.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The functional/clickable images one the homepage have no issue when magnified. If the browser's width is narrowed, the content and images nicely rearrange themselves to be mobile friendly. The images are svg images - which creates pixel perfect sharpness no matter what the magnification.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It uses and svg tag. Svg tags don't have alt attributes. But rather they should use aria-label attributes.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Under Drug Monograph, there are blue circle icons that leads to a PDF of that particular drug.
Sometimes no such icon exists.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Text is readable and intact and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images are svg images which make it clear no matter what the magnification.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is no horizontal scrolling at 200%. The page is designed well.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Wave identifies 24 texts that have very low contrast on the homepage. Basically all the text (excluding headings/titles) are using a light-grey which is not good for accessibility.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I could not find any colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Well designed page.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The only thing that uses colour that I could find is under Drug Interaction Checker where it uses colour coded breadcrumbs. However, the words inside those colour-coded breadcrumbs are not actionable (not a link) anyway.
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: 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: Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes but again, I'm redisplaying my previous comment here:
Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: It's well designed, mobile friendly, and magnification friendly.
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: Plumb's Veterinary Drugs
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Brief Media
Institution: Georgian
Score: B-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Plumb's doesn't have a lot of images other than the homepage where it has 4. They are prominent and easy to find.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Sometimes The functional/clickable images one the homepage have no issue when magnified. If the browser's width is narrowed, the content and images nicely rearrange themselves to be mobile friendly. The images are svg images - which creates pixel perfect sharpness no matter what the magnification.

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 Under Drug Monograph, there are blue circle icons that leads to a PDF of that particular drug. Sometimes no such icon exists.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never It uses and svg tag. Svg tags don't have alt attributes. But rather they should use aria-label attributes.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always Text is readable and intact and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always All images are svg images which make it clear no matter what the magnification.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always There is no horizontal scrolling at 200%. The page is designed well.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes Wave identifies 24 texts that have very low contrast on the homepage. Basically all the text (excluding headings/titles) are using a light-grey which is not good for accessibility.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable I could not find any colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Well designed page.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Not Applicable The only thing that uses colour that I could find is under Drug Interaction Checker where it uses colour coded breadcrumbs. However, the words inside those colour-coded breadcrumbs are not actionable (not a link) anyway.

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? 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 Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always Yes but again, I'm redisplaying my previous comment here: Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always It's well designed, mobile friendly, and magnification friendly.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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