Assessment for SciTech Premium by Durham - 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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Appreciate the fact that the search screen navigation starts on the search box rather than at the top of the page which would require the user to move through all of the database information links first.
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Using Google Chrome. No skip link on search screens, but do start on search box rather than on header. On Results screen, there is an invisible Skip to Main Content link at the top of the screen as well as an invisible Jump to Filter Panel option before the list of results. On the article page, there is another invisible Skip to Main Content link.
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: On the pages that have them, the skip links appear in the same place.
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: no frames found using NVDA - on search screen, results list or item page
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: SciTech Premium
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Durham
Score: A

Navigation Links

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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? Always

Keyboard Navigation

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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? Not Applicable
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Always
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Always
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always Appreciate the fact that the search screen navigation starts on the search box rather than at the top of the page which would require the user to move through all of the database information links first.

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Sometimes Using Google Chrome. No skip link on search screens, but do start on search box rather than on header. On Results screen, there is an invisible Skip to Main Content link at the top of the screen as well as an invisible Jump to Filter Panel option before the list of results. On the article page, there is another invisible Skip to Main Content link.
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always
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 On the pages that have them, the skip links appear in the same place.

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes

Frames

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Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Not Applicable no frames found using NVDA - on search screen, results list or item page
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? Not Applicable
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? Not Applicable
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