Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Smart Biology	Smart Biology	C+

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	All the images and videos 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	There are few functional images and they are not embedded in the background.

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

Alt Text

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	The informative images are missing the alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	A lot of functional images are missing alternative text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always	Alternative text is present for the logo image. There are no other images of a text found.

Content Scaling

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?	Sometimes	When zoomed in at 200% some images containing the title information to different units are becoming stretched and hard to read when using 3 browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
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	The home page has 8 errors that indicate very low contrast. Some result pages have very low contrast between text and background errors.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Sometimes	Some color coded graphs are missing text equivalent.
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?	Never

Text to speech

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?	Not Applicable	There is no Text -To-Speech or Read Aloud options embedded within 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	All links and buttons are large enough and easy to activate.
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	Only one carousel feature is present on the home page in the section Used in Classroom Across North America and Beyond, but it does not interfere with the work of screen reader. The screen reader skips it.
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

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?	Sometimes	The instructions are not always clear.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Never	Input fields are missing labels.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Sometimes	There are descriptions of the field inside the boxes but they are not being picked up by assistive technology.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Never	There are no labels placed above the user input fields.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Never	There are no input fields marked with "required" and no text cues for colored form control labels.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Never	There are no asterisks for required form fields.

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Sometimes	Only some user fields are confirmed.

Error Reports

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?	Sometimes	There is an error message on contact page that indicate the error in the input field, but it does not redirect the user to correct it.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Never	No, the message indicates the error in general. Does not prompt the user where the error occurs.
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Never
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?	Always	The user can refill and resubmit the form by pressing the reset button on contact page or clearing the terms in search box completely.
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?	Sometimes	Only in few occasions.

Search function spell-check

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?	Never	There is no spell-check function in the resource.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Not Applicable	There are no icons of this type found in the resource.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Not Applicable
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Never	Search button is missing the alt text and not labelled.
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Not Applicable	There are no icons with adjacent links found.
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?	Not Applicable

Consistent Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?	Always
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?	Always
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?	Always
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently?	Always

Pop-up windows/Interruptions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?	Always	The only pop-up windows open when the user goes to the quiz or performs the search of the textbook contents. But it does not trigger opening the new tab. Both windows open do not open as new tab. They pop up on top of the page.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?	Always
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?	Sometimes	When the user opens the quiz, the pop-up window shows up, the user is not able to suppress this window until the user completes the quiz. When the search result pop up window shows up, the user can hide it by clicking outside the window.
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?	Always

Headers

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?	Never	Some headings are not tagged appropriately and not subdivided hierarchically. Some pages are missing consistent heading structure.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?	Always

Menus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?	Always	There is only one drop down menu in the resource though: to switch the language.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Always	There are no more drop-down menus in the resource except for language switch.
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Always	The only one drop-down menu is the menu for switching the language and it can be accessed by Screen Readers and via keyboard navigation.

Change of context

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?	Always	The result search shows in pop up window on top of the already opened page.
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Not Applicable	There is no "Update Now" button found in the resource.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always

Change of Context: Focus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?	Always
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?	Always	Users are able to tab through a page using the keyboard navigation without the focus moving away from the control.

Navigation Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can the purpose of each link can 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?	Always	Keyboard focus moves through all the page elements.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable	All page components can be accessed with tab and arrow keys. There are no other indications to use any different keys for accessing the page elements.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Always	The keyboard navigation order follows left to right flow in logical pattern.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Always
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Sometimes	Some elements are getting skipped and it is hard to track where is the next element.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Sometimes	Keyboard focus moves sequentially across the form fields. Tested with NVDA screen reader.

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Never	There are no skip links in this resource.
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Are skip links labelled properly?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Not Applicable	There are no skip links.
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Not Applicable	There are no anchor links.
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Not Applicable	There are no skip navigation controls.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?	Not Applicable	There are no tables found in the resource.

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Not Applicable
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

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Never	None of the tested PDFs are image-only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never	PDF files are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Always	PDF files are both searchable and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Sometimes	3 PDFs out of 5 tested failed the figure alternate text.
Is primary language specified?	Always	All 5 tested PDFs passed the Primary language tests.
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always	All 5 tested PDFs passed the Character Encoding test.
Are all page elements tagged?	Sometimes	There are 2 out of 5 PDFs tested that failed the tagged annotations tests.
Are list and table structure correct?	Always	Both sections passed the test.

Structure: Reading Order

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?	Always
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Always
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Always	You can navigate the PDFs reading order from paragraph to paragraph by using the keyboard controls.

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Always

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	There is only logo image in the header of every page of PDFs.

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Not Applicable
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Never	There are no bookmarks displayed on the Bookmark panel.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Always
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable	All captions are open.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Never
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable

Described Video

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link?	Never	The videos do not include described video or text equivalent.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?	Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Never	There are no transcripts found attached to the audio links.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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