Assessment for CatExpress by Mohawk - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The images on this website are a mix of functional buttons and decorative logos. The majority of them are placed in corners of the screen but are prominent and easy to find for a sighted user.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are links at the top right of each page (like a header) that get cut off when zoomed into the page or the browser window is resized. There is a horizontal scroll bar but it does not reveal these links when utilized, only the main content of the page can be seen when scrolling.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All images on this site are functional buttons or logos. For the most part they do have alt text, being exactly the same thing as what the button says, but when viewing records there are some functional buttons that do not have alt text: Edit Record, MARC Display, View Label, and Save to Catalog.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: There aren't a lot of icons used on this website, only arrows for 'next page' and the like, but they are appropriately placed.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The text on the functional buttons is still readable but definitely becomes pixelated/fuzzy, as well as the buttons themselves. They aren't that 'sharp' to begin with, their resolution is very low.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: CatExpress
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: OCLC
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Sometimes The images on this website are a mix of functional buttons and decorative logos. The majority of them are placed in corners of the screen but are prominent and easy to find for a sighted user.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Sometimes There are links at the top right of each page (like a header) that get cut off when zoomed into the page or the browser window is resized. There is a horizontal scroll bar but it does not reveal these links when utilized, only the main content of the page can be seen when scrolling.

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 There aren't a lot of icons used on this website, only arrows for 'next page' and the like, but they are appropriately placed.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes All images on this site are functional buttons or logos. For the most part they do have alt text, being exactly the same thing as what the button says, but when viewing records there are some functional buttons that do not have alt text: Edit Record, MARC Display, View Label, and Save to Catalog.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
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%? Sometimes The text on the functional buttons is still readable but definitely becomes pixelated/fuzzy, as well as the buttons themselves. They aren't that 'sharp' to begin with, their resolution is very low.
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? Always

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
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

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? Always

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

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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