Experiences: Lesson 4 Task

Media   Dec 7, 2015 by Jessica Geboers

Lesson 4: Task:

List of Globe and Mail webpages to evaluate:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com -is the page easy to navigate with keyboard & VO? – do the images have captions or descriptions? –are search and log in forms set up properly for readability and access

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/whats-the-matter-with-belgium/article27508948/ - is the page easy to navigate with keyboard & VO? – do the images have captions or descriptions? – dynamic content

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-queen-jokes-with-canadas-pm-for-making-me-feel-so-old/article27520990/- is video described? Contain captions or ASL?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/palace-releases-photos-of-6-month-old-princess-charlotte/article27521736/- are photos easy to navigate? – are they described / contain captions?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/jobs/earning-a-phd-in-canada-probably-not-worth-the-time-or-money-study/article27445026/- data tables

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/get-streetwise-and-rob-insight-in-your-twitter-feed/article14394335/ - Links

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/classic-rematch-of-two-teams-that-met-in-81-grey-cup-final/article27491087/ - images

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday-guide/holiday-survival-guide/the-best-bright-and-stylish-accessories-for-the-holidayseason/article27446915/- images and contrast

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday-guide/holiday-travel/where-munich-makes-merry-theres-something-for-everyone-at-the-countrys-famous-christmasmarkets/article27495464/- text, images, contrast

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-calm-returns-after-fierce-baboon-battle-at-toronto-zoo/article27521851/#video1id27521491- video content

Elements to check on all / most pages:

  • Contrast -light text on light backgrounds or dark text on dark backgrounds
  • Images – informative, decorative, icons, images of text, galleries
  • Text – areas that are hard to read, descriptive headings and labels, reading order, text presented as images
  • Forms – searches, contact and login forms
  • Dynamic content - sliders, drop-down navigations, show/hide content toggles
  • Tables – are they data tables (rows and columns all have meaning) or only used for on-screen layout.
  • Audio or video content – the players, media alternatives
  • Interactive features that may be difficult to use with a keyboard such as calendars or flash elements
  • Linked files - such as PDF or Word documents


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    mohsen mahjoobnia
    Dec 16, 2015

    great job! good attention to detail. are you comfortable with the lessons, please let me know if you need additional info/doc in regards

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