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eResource Title Vendor Overall Grade
SimplyAnalytics Geographic Research F

Assessment for SimplyAnalytics by Georgian - Module 1: Interface Appearance | Status: Complete | Grade: F

Images

Positioning of Images
Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always
Functional images embedded in the background
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Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always Everything is clear it just all pushes together when you enlarge.
Presence of Icons
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Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Sometimes Screen resolution said there was appropriate icons but if you are using a phone, they get blocked out. The charts have no icons just textual data after you build a project.
Alt Text
Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Icon and word together but there is no hover text
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable

Content Scaling

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When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Never You would not be able to use this on an iPad or a phone, it would have to be a computer. Everything gets cut off.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never It was impossible to scroll when maximized

Colour and Contrast

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Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always 8.59:1 actually

Colour

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Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always It passes with colour contrast for all elements in the WAVE tool
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Never

Text to speech

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Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never

Clustered Links

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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? Never

Dynamic content

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Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable Not sure what this means
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

Liquid layout

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Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Sometimes No overlap but things get pushed out of the way and it gets messed up
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Sometimes But you cannot see everything on the page
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Never no as it compressing and moves thing out of sight

Assessment for SimplyAnalytics by Georgian - Module 2: Interface Navigation | Status: Complete | Grade: F

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

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Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form? Never
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above? Never
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand? Never Not at all intuitive
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field? Sometimes Placed inside not above
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available? Not Applicable
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields? Sometimes Not consistent helps

Error Prevention

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Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable. Sometimes You can reverse but adding other data seems to be faulty

Error Reports

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Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box? Never
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix? Never
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error? Sometimes
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission? Always
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order? Sometimes Rarely saw error reports

Search function spell-check

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When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms? Never No correction offered it just says there is nothing

Functionality of Interactive Elements

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Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site? Always
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type? Always As long as you can see clearly enough to choose the icon
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
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone? Sometimes If the icons are considered links then yes you can have an idea of what is under it

Consistent Navigation

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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

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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? Never There is no way to set preferences to no popups.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded? Never
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

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Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately? Never There were hierarchical errors, h1 missing but h2 located.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading? Never

Menus

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Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options? Always We believe there are too many drop-down menus.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items? Sometimes
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation? Never

Change of context

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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? Always

Change of Context: Focus

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Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus? Never
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? Never
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control? Never

Assessment for SimplyAnalytics by Georgian - Module 3: Interface Structure | Status: Complete | Grade: N/A

Navigation Links

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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

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Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? Never You had to click on grayed out areas for it to be read. You could not use keyboard focus to get you to the item.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? Never
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? Never
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? Not Applicable
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? Never You can use NVDA within a section with tab or down or sideways arrows. These tools are not able to move outside of a specific section.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? Always

Skip Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? Never They don't have 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? Never
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? Not Applicable

Tables

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Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? Sometimes

Frames

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? Sometimes
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? Never

Assessment for SimplyAnalytics by Georgian - Module 4: Content | Status: Complete | Grade: F

PDFs

Searchable PDFs
Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Not Applicable There are no PDFs available unless adobe changed them into PDF; therefore it is not applicable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Not Applicable
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Not Applicable
Tagged PDFs
Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Never
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes
Are list and table structure correct? Always

Structure: Reading Order

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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”? Sometimes It reads articles that are not on the page for a person who can see.
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? Always

Images

Positioning of Images
Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always
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? Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never

Additional Navigational Aids

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Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Total two videos and one had captioning and the other did not.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Never There was not even the option to turn on the captioning in one.
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 One video was entirely words moving on the screen without sound and one video was all audio but no captioning.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never

Described Video

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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

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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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