Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
Frontier Life	Other	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?	Always

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?	Sometimes	On the search directories page, there is an icon of two arrows positioned on top of each other but pointing in opposite directions that indicates the user can move subject headings between both boxes, but there is no alt text indicating what this icon means.

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	Pictures do appear a bit fuzzy at times, but that is more to do with the original photo quality and images are unpixelated when zoomed in at 200%
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 "My Archive", "Login" and "Register" buttons are difficult to see due to the banner image fading to grey and the text is in white font. There is a high contrast option, but it is hidden in the menu bar.

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

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?	Sometimes	Navigation buttons on the website for the main pages, while having large clickable areas, are still close together, which makes it easy for a user to accidentally click the wrong button if they are too close to the edge of the button they are trying to click. Clickable hyper links in text are spaced out with additional text creating space.
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	The only keyboard navigation issues are that you cannot clear all filters when performing a search using keyboard navigation; this action must be completed with a mouse. The user can clear filters they select individually using a key board, but the clear all filters button is inaccessible without a mouse.

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Always
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
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	Advanced search only has instructions within placeholder text in search bars. Directory search has some instructions, but some buttons don't have text indicating what those buttons do. Login button takes user to a form that has fields with qualifiers to the side indicating what to put in those fields, as well alt text instructions.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Sometimes	The advanced search page has no form labels for drop down menus and user input fields for searching.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Sometimes	In advanced search, all instructions for user input fields are limited and only placeholder text instructions are available.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Never
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

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
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Always
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?	Never	Searches will just proceed through for closest term in relation to what you spelled, with no suggested spelling alternatives.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Sometimes	Images that are used in articles require being clicked on to be taken to the individual image page where the option to download or print is available, but there is no text in the articles that state a user can click on the image to go to that page. Text articles are also unavailable for downloading or printing unless right clicking and selecting to print the web page.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Sometimes	This is true for all icons that HAVE alt text, but some icons such as on the search directories page do not have alt text.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Sometimes	The search bar in the top right corner just says GO
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
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?	Sometimes
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 a few links that open in a new tab when clicked, for example on the advanced search page, there is a search tips button that opens in a new tab, as well as an interactive help button in the navigation bar (small circular button with a question mark beside "search directories" button) that also opens instructions in a new tab.
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?	Never
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?	Always
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?	Always
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?	Sometimes	There are times where, if a user spends too much time away from the page, that once the user then navigates to another page, they'll be asked to sign into the resource again.

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?	Sometimes	I find that the circular icons in the navigation bar, the ? and the + symbols, are hard to understand the purpose of unless a user rests the cursor on the button for the label to appear.

Keyboard Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?	Sometimes	The only exception is when trying to filter results. Individual selected filters can be removed one at a time, but the clear all button is only accessible with a mouse.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Always
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	The only exception is when trying to filter results. Individual selected filters can be removed one at a time, but the clear all button is only accessible with a mouse.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Always

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Always	This test is performed on Google Chrome
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Always	Invisible
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Always
Are skip links labelled properly?	Always
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?	Not Applicable

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Not Applicable	Each page exists in one frame.
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?	Always
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Not Applicable	All PDFs are image only and have no text that is searchable or extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Never

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Never	As all PDF's are image only, there are no alt text or other accessible features.
Is primary language specified?	Never
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Never
Are all page elements tagged?	Never
Are list and table structure correct?	Not Applicable	Was not able to find any graphs or tables to the best of my ability. Every PDF in the database is just a scanned image.

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?	Never	The only way to get Read Aloud to work is to first run text recognition to make the text on this page accessible.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Not Applicable
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Never

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	PDFs in this database are all scanned images.

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?	Never

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Not Applicable	Unable to find any PDFs with tables as all PDFs in this database are scanned images.
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
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable	As all PDFs in this database are scanned images, none of them have bookmarks, so there is no way to check for this.

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Never
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable	No captions available for any video in this database.
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?	Always

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?	Always	Text equivalent of all videos is provided on same page as the video.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?	Always

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Not Applicable	No audio resources in this database, only video and image.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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