Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Statista	Statista	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?	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

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?	Always
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?	Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?	Sometimes	Some of the images for reports and infographics become blurry when the size is enlarged.
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 main page is 8.59:1, but some of the contrast errors are as low as 1.27:1.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Sometimes	Some legends for graphs depend on colour to distinguish between variables.
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

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	Carousel movement is controlled by the user.
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?	Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?	Always	Carousel images overlap intentionally.
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?	Sometimes	There is no overlap, but some of the content becomes very crowded when using the iPhone screen size.

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	Instructions are mainly provided via labels. On some forms, such as the customer support form, it is not clear which fields are required (even if all are required, there is no text indicating that is the case).
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Sometimes	The vast majority of user input fields contain labels. However, there are a few instances where labels are missing (e.g. the main search page includes placeholder text). For some fields, when typing the labels decrease in size, but do not disappear.
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?	Always	Colour is not used often in the forms, but in the few instances where it does use colour (e.g. red to indicate an error with an email address or missing information), accompanying text appears to always be provided.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Sometimes	The database does not always indicate which fields are required, but the use of an asterisk to indicate required fields is used for some forms.

Error Prevention

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

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?	Always	Most of the error messages appear directly blow the field that includes the error. Very few error messages appear in the bottom corner of the webpage, but in these situations the error messages are listed in red text or with an error icon (making them more visible).
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Always	An error message that identifies the missing information or provides instructions is provided (e.g. invalid email or 'please fill out this field').
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Always
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?	Always
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?	Always

Search function spell-check

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?	Always	When completing a search, the search bar will make suggestions as the user is typing. When searching, a word that is spelled incorrectly will also be underlined in red. Once the search is complete, the results list will suggest similar search terms (e.g. 'Did you mean...'). The search function does not suggest synonyms.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always	Icons are very prevalent and consistent across the site.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Sometimes	While some do, many icons do not provide alt text.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Always
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Sometimes	Sometimes an icon will have an adjacent link, but other times the same icon will not have the adjacent link (the PDF icon was not consistent). Some icons that have adjacent links are also linked, whereas other icons that have adjacent links are not linked.
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
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?	Sometimes	There are some links that open in a new tab.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?	Sometimes	There is sometimes a popup that shows up prompting the user to accept cookies.
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?	Never
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?	Always	The links that do open popups open them in regular browser windows with full functionality.

Headers

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?	Sometimes	There are a few instances where heading tags skip levels.
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?	Sometimes	Some filters offer too many options (e.g. every country in the world) that take a long time to tab through.
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?	Sometimes	There are a significant number of links and submenus that keyboard controls struggle to access.

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
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Always
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always	As far as I can tell the database appears to avoid automatic redirection.

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

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?	Sometimes	Some elements are skipped when tabbing through.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable	Was unable to locate any components that required more than arrow or tab keys to move focus away from that component.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Sometimes	In general, yes. However, there are some circumstances where tabbing will jump back to an element on a previous section.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Sometimes	For most elements, it is visible. However, there are times when it disappears.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Sometimes	Some elements are skipped by tabbing. Navigating carousels with the keyboard is possible, but can be challenging at times. You must navigate slides using the arrow keys, but to access elements in the slides, you must tab through every link in the carousel in order.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Always

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Never	I was not able to locate any skip links.
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Not Applicable
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Not Applicable
Are skip links labelled properly?	Not Applicable
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Not Applicable
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Not Applicable
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Not Applicable

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?	Always

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Not Applicable	I was unable to locate a page with frames.
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?	Sometimes	Some available PDFs are image-only, others are extractable. Of the 5 random PDFs sampled, 1 was not extractable nor searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never	Of the 5 PDFs sampled, one was image-only (not searchable, not extractable) and none were "secured" (searchable, not extractable).
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Sometimes	Of the 5 PDFs sampled, 4 were fully searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Never	Figures alternate text, Nested alternate text, Associated with content, Hides annotation, and Other elements alternate text all failed for every report checked.
Is primary language specified?	Never
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always	Character encoding passed for all reports checked.
Are all page elements tagged?	Sometimes	Tagged PDF and Tagged content failed consistently for all reports checked. Tagged annotations, Tagged multimedia and Tagged form fields often passed for all reports checked.
Are list and table structure correct?	Never	All Lists (List items and Lbl and LBody) and Tables ( Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity) sections consistently failed for all reports checked. Summary in the Tables section was skipped for all reports checked.

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	While generally good, there are a few cases in more complex formatting structures (such as infographics) where the text is read aloud in a questionable order.
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 fully-searchable PDFs are clear when zoomed to 250%. However, the image-only PDFs get blurry (though still readable).

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Sometimes	There are some instances of images placed in corners.

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	Some graphs contain textual equivalents of data (seen in bar graphs for example), but others do not.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Sometimes	Some tables are read properly, others are read in a disjointed manner

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Sometimes	Some PDFs, such as annual reports, do have bookmarks. Many PDFs do not have bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Always	The ones that do have bookmarks are linked properly.

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Sometimes	Out of the 3 videos sampled, only 1 had captions.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Always	The process is straightforward when the captions are available.
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	I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Never	I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.

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
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	I was unable to locate any audio-only files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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