Assessment Report | LEAP

Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
SAGE Business Cases	SAGE	A

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?	Sometimes	Some informational images have either long alternative text, are insufficient or contain extraneous information.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	Some images don't have alternative text.
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%?	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	In general, the contrast ratio is 8.59:1. But there are instances when there is low contrast between text and background colors.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
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
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
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?	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?	Sometimes	There are input fields that use only placeholder text.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Always	The resource forms get highlighted once the user click on them, which prompts the user that the field requires some input.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Always	There are visual indicators like asterisks provided when the user wants to email or share the results of the findings.

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?	Always	The search function indicates the misspelling of the input by red wavy underline. Once you right click the mouse the system gives you the variants of correct spelling, but no synonyms provided.

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
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
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Always
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?	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	Headings are present but sometimes not used in organized hierarchical manor and hard to follow.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?	Always	Even though the headings sometimes are not following the hierarchy, they still accurately reflect the content under.

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?	Always	When updating the limiters, they do not update automatically. The user has to take an action by clicking the Apply filter button on result page or Submit button on Advanced Search page.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always

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?	Not Applicable

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?	Always
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable	There are no additional requirements for keyboard navigation but using the Tab or Arrow keys for moving between the components.
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?	Always
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Always

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Always	Tested 3 browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge. The Skip Links are present.
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Always	The Skip Links are invisible.
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Always	The Skip Links are always positioned at the upper left corner of the resource pages.
Are skip links labelled properly?	Always	The Skip links are labelled as Skip to Content.
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Always
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Always	The anchors appear at the beginning of the content but in order to see the focus, the user must click the Tab key after Enter key.
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?	Always

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Not Applicable	There are no frames on tested pages of the resource indicated by NVDA.
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?	Not Applicable	No frames used.
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?	Not Applicable	No frames used.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never	The tested samples of 5 PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Always

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Sometimes	The report of all 5 PDFs tested is indicating that the test of alternate text associated with some content has failed.
Is primary language specified?	Always
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always
Are all page elements tagged?	Sometimes	According to the report, not all annotations are tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?	Always

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
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	Not always. Some images and logos appear blurry and pixelated, starting at zooming 175%.

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?	Always
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Always
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	None of the rich images on tested PDFs have alt text.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Sometimes	Overall, the software picks up the content of the table row by row when using the keyboard navigation, but sometimes it skips to read the titles, reading only the word "table" and the number of it.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Always	Sampled PDFs allow for easy navigation of table headers.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Always

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Always
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Always	Every tested video has clickable CC icon for close captioning.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Sometimes	When the video is provided directly by SAGE, those videos are having grammatically correct captions along with the transcripts below. Videos with captions embedded from Youtube don't have very good accuracy and often are shown with delay.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Always	Close Captions are usually placed at the bottom of the video.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Sometimes	On Youtube videos the captions are not in sync.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Sometimes	Ony for videos that are provided directly by SAGE.
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?	Sometimes	Only SAGE embedded videos provide description of the video in the transcripts. The rest types of videos are missing any description.
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	This eResource does not have audio clips.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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