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Exact Editions Accessibility Conformance Report

(Based on VPAT® Version 2.5)

Name of Product

The Exact Editions Institutional Shop website.

Report Date

This report was last updated on 21st January 2025.

Product Description

The Exact Editions Institutional Shop site is the main resource used by students and staff members of various types of institutions to browse available titles and their archives.

Contact Information

Please address any questions about this document to support@exacteditions.com.

Scope

This report is limited to the following activities on the Institutional Shop site:

  • Select a title to explore
  • View titles within specific research areas
  • View collections of titles
  • Search for different titles
  • Open a search result
  • View open-access archive resources
  • Search open-access archive resources
  • View the about page
  • Submit contact forms
  • Submit quote request forms
  • Submit trial request forms
  • Submit librarian recommendation forms
  • Sign up to institutional newsletter

Evaluation Methods Used

Interactions were evaluated using Google Chrome on a Mac with a number of extensions designed to identify accessibility problems.

Applicable Standards/Guidelines

This report reflects outstanding issues found by an audit based on the level A and AA criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 (WCAG 2.2 AA).

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

  • Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
  • Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
  • Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
  • Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
  • Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can only be used in WCAG Level AAA criteria.

WCAG 2.2 Report

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A
Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) Partially Supports Exceptions include:
  • Logo alt text (IN-720)
  • Add ARIA labels to newsletter popup controls (IN-709)
  • Collection fans to have alt text (IN-729)
  • Improved magazine cover alt text for index and show pages (IN-706)
  • Search result covers and collection fans require alt text (IN-727)
  • Breadcrumb home link requires alt text (IN-703)
  • Header buttons and links need ARIA labels (IN-704)
  • Adjacent links for top seller magazine covers (IN-743)
  • Link archive issue fans contain duplicate alt text (IN-749)
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) Not Applicable
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) Not Applicable
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) Not Applicable
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Does Not Support
  • Missing h1 tags (IN-733)
  • Add ARIA landmarks to root page (IN-721)
  • Add ARIA landmarks to welcome popup (IN-709)
  • Add ARIA landmarks to issue page (IN-722)
  • Add ARIA landmarks to magazine index page (IN-723)
  • Add ARIA landmarks to search results page (IN-724)
  • Add ARIA labels and landmarks to contact us page (IN-725, IN-707)
  • Link archive search input requires role (IN-749)
  • Footer semantic links (IN-741)
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Main content setup (IN-715)
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Clearer image carousel controls (IN-728)
  • Collection fans to have ARIA labels (IN-729)
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) Supports
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Not Applicable
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) Partially Supports
  • "Skip to main content" to be set up (IN-715)
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) Supports
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 and 2.2) Does Not Support
  • Provide a mechanism to turn off our keystroke navigation (IN-730)
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) Not Applicable
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) Not Applicable
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) Not Applicable
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) Does Not Support
  • Ensure "Skip to main content" shortcut link is effective (IN-715)
  • Map iframe should be labelled on contact page (IN-707)
  • Implement ARIA landmarks for all page regions as per 1.3.1 (IN-721, IN-709, IN-722, IN-723, IN-724, IN-725, IN-707, IN-704)
  • Missing ARIA landmarks for magazine index (IN-735, IN-711)
  • Header search is bypassed in focus order (IN-704)
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Magazine index to have improved page title (IN-731)
  • Quote and Trial requests to have clearer titles (IN-732)
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) Partially Supports
  • "Skip to main content" to be set up (IN-715)
  • Header search button is bypassed in focus order (IN-704)
  • Header dropdown links do not fully support arrow key control (IN-704)
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Breadcrumb home icon link requires role (IN-703)
  • Notification sign-up link does not specify purpose (IN-709)
  • Trial request form requires clearer login link (IN-738)
  • "See all" research area links should not contain duplicate text (IN-704)
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 and 2.2) Not Applicable
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 and 2.2) Supports
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 and 2.2) Partially Supports
  • Header search requires aria-label attribute (IN-704)
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 and 2.2) Not Applicable
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) Supports
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) Supports
3.2.2 On Input (Level A) Supports
3.2.6 Consistent Help (Level A 2.2 only) Supports
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Clearer labelling for liobrarian request captcha failure (IN-726)
  • Clearer labelling for contact captcha failure (IN-737)
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) Partially Supports
  • Header buttons and links require roles and ARIA labels (IN-704)
  • Quote and Trial requests require ARIA labels (IN-708)
  • Header search requires ARIA labels (IN-704)
  • Link archive search button input requires role (IN-749)
3.3.7 Redundant Entry (Level A 2.2 only) Not Applicable
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Does Not Support
  • Magazine covers should have role and ARIA-labels set (IN-739)
  • Breadcrumb links should have ARIA labels set (IN-703)
  • Pagination links require roles (IN-734)
Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA
Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) Not Applicable
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) Not Applicable
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Supports
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Does Not Support
  • Contact form field purposes (IN-707)
  • Quote and Trial form field purposes (IN-708)
  • Librarian recommendations form field purposes (IN-726)
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) Partially Supports
  • Footer colour contrasts (IN-705)
  • Magazine collection link text fails contrast text (IN-742)
  • Pagination text colour fails contrast test (IN-734)
  • Marketing text links for titlesets fail contrast test (IN-744)
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Supports
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) Partially Supports

Exception: A particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.

1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Supports
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Partially Supports
  • Contact us form fields fail contrast test (IN-707)
  • Header search field fails contrast test (IN-704)
  • Link archive search input fails contrast test (IN-749)
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Supports
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Not Applicable
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) Partially Supports
  • Provide a navigable sitemap for available content (IN-745)
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) Partially Supports
  • Search page requires main heading to specify purpose (IN-719)
  • Magazine index name input should be labelled (IN-711)
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) Partially Supports
  • Header and welcome links not showing focus outline (IN-704)
  • Collapsable tab menus do not show focus indicator (IN-711)
  • On-page links are tabbable though not visible and show no focus rectangle (IN-746)
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only) Partially Supports
  • Links are tabbable though not visible and show no focus rectangle (IN-746)
2.5.7 Dragging Movements (Level AA 2.2 only) Not Applicable
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only) Supports
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) Does Not Support
  • Magazine descriptions may be in a different language depending on country of publication (IN-747)
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) Supports
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) Partially Supports
  • Magazine index name input should be labelled (IN-711)
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) Supports
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) Supports
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) (Level AA 2.2 only) Supports
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Does Not Support
  • Search result count should be tagged with role="status" (IN-711)

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