Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Faulkner Advisory on Info Tech Studies - FAITS	Faulkner Information Services	B-

Key Findings

Strengths

Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

Some text and images meet contrast requirements
Some images contain a textual alternative

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	Most of the images are centered on the webpage, while the Faulkner logo is placed in the upper left-hand corner of the page.

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?	Always	There are PDF and printing icons when patrons select the reports section.

Alt Text

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always	There are some images, such as the calendar and tag image, that indicate the published date of the report and keywords or topics that patrons might want to browse.
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?	Sometimes	The FAITS logo does not have alternative text.

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	The contrast ratio for images is 8.59:1. The text and background colours did not have a contrast ratio of 4.5:1. Most were in the range of 3.54:1.

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?	Always	They have blue hyperlinks to indicate that the link will be opened in a new window, blue search buttons, and dark blue for other buttons such as the read more button, which provides a link to the report.

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

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	In the FAITS section, the report results have clickable areas that are large enough to see and activate.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?	Sometimes	On the right side there are browse links and they are close together which may cause users to incorrectly activate the wrong link.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?	Sometimes	On the home page some links were not working.
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?	Always

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Not Applicable	There is no carousel.
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

Key Findings

Strengths

User input fields contain labels and clear instructions to help users successfully complete the form
The platform’s layout and navigation is consistent across all pages

Weaknesses

Page content sometimes has appropriate headers and is tagged appropriately

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?	Always
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Always
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Always
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Always
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Never
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Never

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Always	It is reversible. User needs to reentered their search word if incorrect.

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?	Not Applicable	There are no user input form such as a create login or account or a submit a help form.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Not Applicable
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Not Applicable
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?	Not Applicable
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?	Not Applicable

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	It does not offer spelling suggestions or synonyms.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always	The print icon can be found on the report access webpage.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Always
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Sometimes	When the user makes an error in their keyword search, on the results page the keyword search now has a magnifying glass icon as a label.
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Always
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?	Always

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	There is only one basic search field.
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
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?	Always
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?	Sometimes	The headings are structured appropriately on the reports page, however there is the Faulkner icon that is labeled as a third heading at the top of the page. Other pages are somewhat consistent.
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
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Always
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Always

Change of context

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?	Never
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Never
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Not Applicable

Change of Context: Focus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?	Not Applicable
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?	Never
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?	Never
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?	Always

Key Findings

Weaknesses

Screen readers do not accurately capture information presented in tables
Some interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard

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	Most of the links for the reports and browse tags are determined by the link text.

Keyboard Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?	Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Always
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Sometimes	When using the tab function on the reports page, it followed logical order, but it did not go from left to right. When it got to the bottom of the page, it went back up and went through the browsing tags.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Sometimes	When using a keyboard on main page, it is easy to focus and the indicator is easy to follow. On the reports page, it is much more difficult to follow as there are so many tagged links that you can lose focus.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Never	It does not work well with the arrow keys left and right. It works well with the tab key.

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Always	There is one main invisible skip link at the top of the left-hand corner.
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Always	They are always invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Always
Are skip links labelled properly?	Always	This was labelled as Skip to main content.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Always
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?	Never	It does not read any information from the table as it is an embedded image.

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Sometimes	It does read the tagged links but does read the reports in order, one frame to another.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?	Always
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?	Always

Key Findings

Weaknesses

PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Always	These PDFs are fully searchable, and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Never	All the PDFs failed in providing alternative text descriptions.
Is primary language specified?	Never
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always
Are all page elements tagged?	Never	Most of the headings, tables, and figures were not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?	Never

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?	Sometimes	It does not read tables in a logical way. It reads by column, left to right.
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

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Sometimes	The when zooming to 250% is clear when reading text however it is not clear when images are present and are blurry and pixelated.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	Most images were centered in the document.

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	There is no logos in PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	In some PDFs there was appropriate alt text, while some images where not visible. Most did not include a link to a textual description.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Never	Reading order is set by reading down by column.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Never	It was difficult to see and difficult to navigate.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Never
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Never	There are no bookmark links.

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Not Applicable
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable
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?	Not Applicable
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?	Not Applicable
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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