Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Plumb's Veterinary Drugs	Brief Media	C

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always	Plumb's doesn't have a lot of images other than the homepage where it has 4. They are prominent and easy to find.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background?	Sometimes	The functional/clickable images one the homepage have no issue when magnified. If the browser's width is narrowed, the content and images nicely rearrange themselves to be mobile friendly. The images are svg images - which creates pixel perfect sharpness no matter what the magnification.

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	Under Drug Monograph, there are blue circle icons that leads to a PDF of that particular drug. Sometimes no such icon exists.

Alt Text

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	The anchor tag encapsulates the svg tag, and the anchor tag already has a good title description as a textual alternative. The svg tag could use an aria-label attribute to be more accessible.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	It uses and svg tag. Svg tags don't have alt attributes. But rather they should use aria-label attributes.

Content Scaling

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?	Always	Text is readable and intact and not cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?	Always	All images are svg images which make it clear no matter what the magnification.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?	Always	There is no horizontal scrolling at 200%. The page is designed well.

Colour and Contrast

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?	Sometimes	Wave identifies 24 texts that have very low contrast on the homepage. Basically all the text (excluding headings/titles) are using a light-grey which is not good for accessibility.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Not Applicable	I could not find any colour coded graphs.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?	Always	Well designed page.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?	Not Applicable	The only thing that uses colour that I could find is under Drug Interaction Checker where it uses colour coded breadcrumbs. However, the words inside those colour-coded breadcrumbs are not actionable (not a link) anyway.

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?	Sometimes	Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?	Always	Yes but again, I'm redisplaying my previous comment here: Interestingly, if I tab the navigation menu up top, although I can tab to "Drug Interaction Checker" for example, I won't be able to get into it if I press enter. However, if I press tab 2 more times (for a total of 3), then click enter -- then the proper page shows.

Liquid layout

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?	Always	It's well designed, mobile friendly, and magnification friendly.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?	Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?	Always

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Never	All the PDF text is extractable and searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Always

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Sometimes	Adobe Acrobat Pro DC says there are 5 issues with Alternate Text. The following 5 failed: Figures alternate text (however, there are no figures to begin with), Nested alternate text, associated with content, Hides annotation, Other elements alternate text. I'm not sure if they failed genuinely, or because those elements aren't there to begin with.
Is primary language specified?	Never	Acrobat says "Primary language - Failed"
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always	Acrobat says "Character encoding - Passed"
Are all page elements tagged?	Never	Acrobat says "Tagged content - Failed" and "Tagged PDF - Failed"
Are list and table structure correct?	Never	Tables has 4 issues where the following failed: rows, TH/TD, Headers, Regularity Lists has 2 issues where the following failed: Liste items, Lbl and LBody.

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	Reader does a nice job reading out loud the text in a logical way
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Always	Reader has no issues regarding blanks.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Sometimes	I can pause the recording, but if I use up/down arrow keys, nothing changes. The voice still continues to read to the end.

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?	Not Applicable	No images found in PDFs

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	No images found in PDFs
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	No images found in PDFs
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	No images found in PDFs

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Not Applicable	No tables found in PDFs
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Not Applicable	No tables found in PDFs

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Never
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Never	No videos are found generally on Plumb's unless you goto the Help page under Plumb's Tips there's 1 tutorial video. and it's not captioned nor is there an option to choose CC.
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?	Never

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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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	The text "Search all content" is inside a placeholder attribute
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Never	However, the input box has no label tag. Same with the page "Drug Interaction Checker", there are 2 input boxes, both of them don't have label tags, only placeholders.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Always
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Never	No label tags associated with input boxes.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Not Applicable	The site only has a search box for most pages. Drug Interaction checker has an addtional input box, but no mention of coloured controls.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Always	In Drug interaction checker, if you type in Aspirin in the 2nd input box, it will have buttons to "Clear All" or a pill button "Aspirin" as a closeable tag. Nothing about required form fields though.

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Always	When using the main search box, It's reversible, the user can return and revise the info. As far as Checked - as soon as you press 3 characters it will start searching, if it finds nothing, then it tells you it found 0 results. As far as Confirmed, the submission process happens as soon as you press 3 characters.

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	If there's no drugs found it will say "0 results found in Drug Monographs and Appendix"
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Always	There's only 1 field anyway. On Drug Interaction Checker, there's a 2nd box, and alert messages will stay within that context so it's clear which field it's related to.
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?	Sometimes	In Drug Interaction Checker, for the 2nd box, it doesn't offer a spell check, however if it doesn't find anything, then it will say "No results. Check your spelling or use a different search term"

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always	In Drug Monographs, the blue circle icon to download the PDF is consistently in the top right corner of each entry.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Never	However, those same blue circle icons are svg images, and don't have any alternative text. For svgs, usually that would occur with an aria-label attribute inside the svg, but no such attribute exists here.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Always
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Not Applicable	couldn't find any examples
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?	Sometimes	The blue circle icon doesn't really indicate it's leading to a PDF.

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	Navigation header, Help page, and footer is consistent throughout
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	If you click the blue circle icon, then it opens a PDF in a new browser tab.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?	Always	no issues with database loading popups.
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?	Never	If you click the blue circle icon, then it opens a PDF in a new browser tab with no way to postpone/suppress it.
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?	Always	Database avoids the lone window.

Headers

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?	Never	Wave says there's only 2 Structural Elements, but also says "This page has no heading structure". When I examine the big middle heading "Drug Monographs", it's a div tag, not an h1 tag.
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	The search box has a dropdown menu on the left that only has 3 items.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Always	The search box has a dropdown menu on the left that only has 3 items.
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Sometimes	The top main navigation has to be tabbed 3 times before I can click enter to access that particular page. The dropdown menu for the search box is accessible via keyboard if I tab to it, and press enter, then tab again until I select the menu I want, then press enter to choose it.

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 results page avoids opening in a new tab initially. (only if you click a blue circle icon will it open in a new tab)
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Never	For the main top search box, there is no update button since it will automatically search after 3 characters are entered.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always	database avoids auto-redirection

Change of Context: Focus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?	Not Applicable	There is no submit button
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?	Always	In Drug Monographs, if I choose Acarbose, it will display that info on the same page (no new windows)
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?	Always	no issues with focus
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?	Always	It's keyboard navigable

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?	Sometimes	The blue circle icons for each entry under Drug Monographs don't indicate that it will lead to a PDF. Otherwise the main icons on the homepage are clear together with its surrounding context.

Keyboard Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?	Always	But The top navigation menu has to be tabbed 3 times before I can enter into it.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Sometimes	The top navigation menu has to be tabbed 3 times before I can enter into it.
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Sometimes	But The top navigation menu has to be tabbed 3 times before I can enter into it. The Help menu I had to tab twice before pressing enter to get into it, but it's not clear.
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Sometimes	There's a blue dashed outline that sometimes appears.
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Sometimes	But The top navigation menu has to be tabbed 3 times before I can enter into it. The Help menu I had to tab twice before pressing enter to get into it, but it's not clear.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Always

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Never
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Never
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Never
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?	Always	If you mean the navigation menu, then yes
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?	Not Applicable	No tables found

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Sometimes	I had to tab twice on Acarbose before entering into it.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?	Sometimes	The problem is that titles aren't in h1 to h6 tags but rather div tags and span tags.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?	Sometimes	I had to tab twice on Acarbose before entering into it.

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