Assessment for OverDrive by Centennial - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most images seem to contain alt text. There are three exceptions: the college logo (Centennial College) which links back to the Overdrive home page, an empty header and the subtitle field in book listings are listed as language missing or invalid.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are very few icons on this site. There is a bell for notifications, there is a stack of books to indicate loans, and there is a bookmark with a plus sign to indicate that you want to add a publication to your wishlist.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: There are many - minimum of 27 on a page that is just one publication - contrast errors in this document. Usually, the errors have a pass in the AA category of large text, and a fail in all (three) other categories. Sometimes, they fail in all four catagories.
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: I cannot determine if there is any HTML full text options. When you borrow and then open a publication (ebook, emagazine) in the browser, it opens in an online reader. I'm not sure if this is HTML or not, but in either case, there is no text to speech option.
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: OverDrive
eResource Type: eBooks
Vendor: Overdrive
Institution: Centennial
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Never

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Sometimes There are very few icons on this site. There is a bell for notifications, there is a stack of books to indicate loans, and there is a bookmark with a plus sign to indicate that you want to add a publication to your wishlist.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Most images seem to contain alt text. There are three exceptions: the college logo (Centennial College) which links back to the Overdrive home page, an empty header and the subtitle field in book listings are listed as language missing or invalid.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable

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%? Always
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 There are many - minimum of 27 on a page that is just one publication - contrast errors in this document. Usually, the errors have a pass in the AA category of large text, and a fail in all (three) other categories. Sometimes, they fail in all four catagories.

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 I cannot determine if there is any HTML full text options. When you borrow and then open a publication (ebook, emagazine) in the browser, it opens in an online reader. I'm not sure if this is HTML or not, but in either case, there is no text to speech option.

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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