Assessment for Travel42 by Seneca - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all images are having the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some functional images are missing alt text.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This website doesn't have icons indicating the PDF Full text, Folder, Citation, Etc. It offers the Send and Print buttons options.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Text at some pages is getting messy and broken starting at 175% zooming: especially some text in the functional buttons and headlines.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Text at some pages is getting messy and broken starting at 175% zooming: especially some text in the functional buttons and headlines.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Contrast ratio is overall 8.59:1. But the News & Alerts section, search results pages are having a lot of errors with poor contrast between text and background colors.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The web database does not have any colour coded graphs.
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:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Images and text are overlapping on some screen resolutions in News & Alerts section.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Some overlapping of the text occurs at 800x600 screen resolution.
eResource: Travel42
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Northstar Travel Media
Institution: Seneca
Score: B+

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always

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 This website doesn't have icons indicating the PDF Full text, Folder, Citation, Etc. It offers the Send and Print buttons options.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Not all images are having the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some functional images are missing alt text.
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? Sometimes Text at some pages is getting messy and broken starting at 175% zooming: especially some text in the functional buttons and headlines.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Sometimes Text at some pages is getting messy and broken starting at 175% zooming: especially some text in the functional buttons and headlines.
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? Sometimes Contrast ratio is overall 8.59:1. But the News & Alerts section, search results pages are having a lot of errors with poor contrast between text and background colors.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable The web database does not have any colour coded graphs.
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

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? Always
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Sometimes
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Sometimes Images and text are overlapping on some screen resolutions in News & Alerts section.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always Some overlapping of the text occurs at 800x600 screen resolution.
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