Assessment for Knovel (Elsevier) by Seneca - 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all page elements are getting the focus with keyboard navigation: few buttons from the Main page are not accessible, some links from result pages are getting skipped.
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: There are no instances of this kind. All elements that are accessible require the usage of Tab key.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When using the Advanced search, the focus is not visible when moving from one search form field to another. Instead, the system offers just the vertical bar, that is hardly visible inside the form fields for entering the properties.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Arrow keys' functions are not working for navigating the resource content with keyboard.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are skip links visible or invisible?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Skip links are invisible and get activated by pressing the Tab key.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Skip links are always positioned at the upper left corner of every page of the resource.
Are skip links labelled properly?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Skip link is labelled properly as "Skip to main content".
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Advanced search page and result page doesn't get the command to Skip to main content by pressing the Enter key, instead the focus is moving to the Logo of the database.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In general, the Reader captures the information from the tables accurately. But, after testing quite a few tables, I can come to the conclusion that the Reader is not reading the Titles of the tables properly: in many cases it is simply reading the first highlighted word of the title and skips the rest of it.
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: NVDA tool didn't detect any frames, when testing different pages of the resource.
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: Knovel (Elsevier)
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Elsevier
Institution: Seneca
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? Sometimes Not all page elements are getting the focus with keyboard navigation: few buttons from the Main page are not accessible, some links from result pages are getting skipped.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Not Applicable There are no instances of this kind. All elements that are accessible require the usage of Tab key.
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? Sometimes When using the Advanced search, the focus is not visible when moving from one search form field to another. Instead, the system offers just the vertical bar, that is hardly visible inside the form fields for entering the properties.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Sometimes Arrow keys' functions are not working for navigating the resource content with keyboard.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Always
Are skip links visible or invisible? Always The Skip links are invisible and get activated by pressing the Tab key.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? Always The Skip links are always positioned at the upper left corner of every page of the resource.
Are skip links labelled properly? Always The Skip link is labelled properly as "Skip to main content".
Are skip links accessible via keyboard? Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? Sometimes Advanced search page and result page doesn't get the command to Skip to main content by pressing the Enter key, instead the focus is moving to the Logo of the database.
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? Sometimes In general, the Reader captures the information from the tables accurately. But, after testing quite a few tables, I can come to the conclusion that the Reader is not reading the Titles of the tables properly: in many cases it is simply reading the first highlighted word of the title and skips the rest of it.

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Not Applicable NVDA tool didn't detect any frames, when testing different pages of the resource.
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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