Assessment for SMART Imagebase: Scientific and Medical ART by Mohawk - Module 3: Interface Structure

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Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Need to use the Enter key, however no where does this come up, user must play around a bit with keyboard to find what key is the one that triggers result.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tabbing through Contact Us, Account Login, and About navigates from right to left. Tabbing through Lightbox, Browse, and Search navigates from right to left - counterintuitive to most.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On menu for Download menu, there is no focus to see which option is indicated.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: It works consistently but not as expected - see notes above on focus and right-to-left tabbing.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: No focus on the Proceed button to finish signing in or Create Account to finish account creation. Really only a few forms on this database - personalized account creation, problem reporting.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is a skip to Main Content link at the top right-hand side of the screen, however hitting Enter or clicking it doesn't do anything on the Home page.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This module phrases the question in an 'or' format but doesn't give options to select Invisible or Visible, so while the skip link is invisible on the page until the user starts tabbing, the options given to answer this question are not applicable.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Right-hand corner of every page.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Because this is an art database, there are no instances of a page where data is presented in the formats listed above. Read&Write does not work on the Home page text or images, however it does work on text from results.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No title frames, no frames identified that would need to be/should be titled.
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:
eResource: SMART Imagebase: Scientific and Medical ART
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A-

Navigation Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context? Always

Keyboard Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never Need to use the Enter key, however no where does this come up, user must play around a bit with keyboard to find what key is the one that triggers result.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Never Tabbing through Contact Us, Account Login, and About navigates from right to left. Tabbing through Lightbox, Browse, and Search navigates from right to left - counterintuitive to most.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Sometimes On menu for Download menu, there is no focus to see which option is indicated.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Not Applicable It works consistently but not as expected - see notes above on focus and right-to-left tabbing.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always No focus on the Proceed button to finish signing in or Create Account to finish account creation. Really only a few forms on this database - personalized account creation, problem reporting.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always There is a skip to Main Content link at the top right-hand side of the screen, however hitting Enter or clicking it doesn't do anything on the Home page.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Not Applicable This module phrases the question in an 'or' format but doesn't give options to select Invisible or Visible, so while the skip link is invisible on the page until the user starts tabbing, the options given to answer this question are not applicable.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always Right-hand corner of every page.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
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

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Not Applicable Because this is an art database, there are no instances of a page where data is presented in the formats listed above. Read&Write does not work on the Home page text or images, however it does work on text from results.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Always
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Not Applicable No title frames, no frames identified that would need to be/should be titled.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Always
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