Assessment for SMART Imagebase: Scientific and Medical ART by Mohawk - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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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: There is an icon for the Account sign in, a sighted viewer would know it as an account log in icon, however there is no alt text for it; mousing over it shows the alt text "User Navigation Link". Mousing over it does show the drop down menu associated with it.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Pale green links at bottom of page (Contact Us, FAQs, Report a Problem), pale blue for link to image or animation, and pale grey text all fail. Black text of video transcripts and descriptions pass.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Not many graphs or tables in the database at all - it's mainly as it says on the database title, art and animations.
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: This does not occur.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: User must provide text-to-speech or read-aloud tool they are familiar with.
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: Link to a Wordpress blog at the footer of every page - blog (nucleusblog.wordpress.com) no longer exists; however, the link is functional and takes user to Wordpress.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: For menu items, have to tab instead of Enter/space bar. Arrow keys do not navigate to next menu or close menu.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels or slide shows on this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousels or slide shows on this database.
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: SMART Imagebase: Scientific and Medical ART
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Mohawk
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 There is an icon for the Account sign in, a sighted viewer would know it as an account log in icon, however there is no alt text for it; mousing over it shows the alt text "User Navigation Link". Mousing over it does show the drop down menu associated with it.
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%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes Pale green links at bottom of page (Contact Us, FAQs, Report a Problem), pale blue for link to image or animation, and pale grey text all fail. Black text of video transcripts and descriptions pass.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Never Not many graphs or tables in the database at all - it's mainly as it says on the database title, art and animations.
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 This does not occur.

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 User must provide text-to-speech or read-aloud tool they are familiar with.

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 Link to a Wordpress blog at the footer of every page - blog (nucleusblog.wordpress.com) no longer exists; however, the link is functional and takes user to Wordpress.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always For menu items, have to tab instead of Enter/space bar. Arrow keys do not navigate to next menu or close menu.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No carousels or slide shows on this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No carousels or slide shows on this database.

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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