Assessment for VetMed Resource by St. Clair - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are positioned prominently and easy to find.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All images and text align when resizing and zooming in to browsers.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All informational images have alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The logo is the only image that is text and it contains the alt text.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no icons in this database.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At 200% the database layout fills the screen perfectly with no cut off. Everything is readable.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images remain clear and unpixellated at 200%.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is a horizontal scrolling bar at 200%. But it is very minimized.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are a number of contrasting errors on each page, particularly with text. There is low contrasting between text and foreground.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Outside of articles, there are no graphs present with in the database.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no text to speech software embedded with in the database.
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: Clickable area around links and buttons in large enough for users to see and activate.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Links and buttons are far enough apart for users to activate without accidentally clicking on another link.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the links are functional. However, some links under the CABI menu—the pages are no longer found (Case Studies).
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All buttons and links are accessible via keyboard navigation.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is a pause option for the carousel feature in this database. Each segment contains three highlighted articles.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All items in the carousel operable from keyboard navigation.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All text and images in the databases is preserved at all screen resolutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images avoid overlap at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The reading experience is hindered a little at the 800 x 600 screen resolution because the screen will need to be adjusted with a horizontal bar to for reading.
eResource: VetMed Resource
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: CABI
Institution: St. Clair
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never All images and text align when resizing and zooming in to browsers.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Not Applicable There are no icons in this database.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All informational images have alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All functional images have alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The logo is the only image that is text and it contains the alt text.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always At 200% the database layout fills the screen perfectly with no cut off. Everything is readable.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always All images remain clear and unpixellated at 200%.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always There is a horizontal scrolling bar at 200%. But it is very minimized.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes There are a number of contrasting errors on each page, particularly with text. There is low contrasting between text and foreground.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable Outside of articles, there are no graphs present with in the database.
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? Always

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 There is no text to speech software embedded with in the database.

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 Clickable area around links and buttons in large enough for users to see and activate.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always Links and buttons are far enough apart for users to activate without accidentally clicking on another link.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Sometimes Most of the links are functional. However, some links under the CABI menu—the pages are no longer found (Case Studies).
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always All buttons and links are accessible via keyboard navigation.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Always There is a pause option for the carousel feature in this database. Each segment contains three highlighted articles.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always All items in the carousel operable from keyboard navigation.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always All text and images in the databases is preserved at all screen resolutions.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always Images avoid overlap at all screen resolutions.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always The reading experience is hindered a little at the 800 x 600 screen resolution because the screen will need to be adjusted with a horizontal bar to for reading.
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