VitalSource Bookshelf Online v Browser/Cloud-based (Windows 10) / NVDA (April 1)

Testsuite: Accessibility

Summaries

Short summary

Basic Fundamental and Non-Visual test evaluated.

Long summary

Overall excellent reading experience. User is able to navigate directly to sections of the book through the TOC and by page number. All structural mark-up in the book is accessible and image alt text descriptions are available. Some issues with focus placed on search results and bookmarks. Inability to create highlights/notes due to browser environment but ability to review and navigate highlights already created.

Support Results

Basic Functionality

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		93.3%
Basic Functionality		4/4
	Operating system/Platform accessibility	Supported
	The reading system can be activated independently	Supported	Creating account in bookshelf.vitalsource.com is accessible.
	Open content	Supported
	Listing documents	Supported	Able to navigate Library using headings.
Navigation		7/7
	The table of contents in the app presents the content hierarchy	Supported	The TOC is properly formatted with sub-chapters/sections correctly displayed.
	Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents	Supported	Selecting a link from a sub-section in the TOC places focus on the section in the book.
	Navigate content by pages	Supported	Able to enter a page number in the Go To Page edit field and focus is placed at the beginning of the selected page in the book.
	Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content	Supported	Able to navigate by chapter/section using the Previous/Next buttons.
	Read navigation information	Supported	Able to determine location by reviewing headings or frame titles with Insert+F7.
	Perform a search, review the search results	Supported	Partially supported. Able to search for content. Search results are accessible. Selecting a search result does not move focus to the book content but remains on the search result. The book focus moves to the chapter with the search result but not on the actual search result.
	Move across chapters without using TOC	Supported	Able to navigate between chapters/sections using the Previous/Next buttons.
Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks		3/4
	Add a Bookmark or Highlight	Supported	Able to create bookmarks on chapters of the book but not on specific text.
	Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights	Supported	Able to review and navigate bookmarks. Selecting a bookmark does not move focus to the book content.
	Add a note	Not Supported	Unable to create highlights/notes due to the browser environment.
	Review and navigate Notes	Supported	For already created highlights/notes, able to review and navigate highlights/notes.

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Non-Visual Reading

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		100%
Non-Visual Reading		14/14
	Initiate "read from here"	Supported
	Stop and resume reading	Supported
	All text should be read in the proper order	Supported
	Image alternate text reading	Supported
	Change reading speed	Supported
	TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc	Supported
	Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table	Supported
	Navigate between internal hyperlinks	Supported	User focus is placed near the associated internal hyperline.
	Move to the next block item	Supported
	Navigate by characters	Supported
	Navigate by words	Supported
	Navigate by lines	Supported
	Navigate the content by headings	Supported
	Select and copy text	Supported	Able to copy and paste text from the book using standard browser commands (control+c, control+v).

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Visual Adjustment Tests

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Visual Adjustment		0/8
	Change font size	Not Tested
	Change background and foreground color	Not Tested
	Change brightness	Not Tested
	Apply high contrast system configuration	Not Tested
	Magnify the User Interface(UI)	Not Tested
	Change Font	Not Tested
	Support for SVG	Not Tested
	Enlarge SVG image	Not Tested

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Read Aloud

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Read Aloud		0/8
	The content can be read aloud	Not Tested
	Stop and resume reading	Not Tested
	The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user	Not Tested
	All text should be read in the proper order	Not Tested
	Change Read Aloud reading speed	Not Tested
	Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately	Not Tested
	Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud	Not Tested
	The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed	Not Tested

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Media Overlays

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Basic Tests		0/3
	Media Overlays Playback	Not Tested
	Pause and resume from the same position, without closing the book	Not Tested
	Resume playback from last position on opening a book	Not Tested
Navigation Tests		0/10
	Section Navigation - Previous/Next Phrase	Not Tested
	Navigate to previous section	Not Tested
	Navigate to next section	Not Tested
	Navigate with pagelist	Not Tested
	Move to next page	Not Tested
	Move to previous page	Not Tested
	Text and media overlay synchronization	Not Tested
	Set and navigate to bookmarks	Not Tested
	Section Navigation - TOC	Not Tested
	Continuous playback across page turns	Not Tested

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Math

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
MathML		0/6
	Support for fallback mechanism	Not Tested
	Support for JavaScript and MathML	Not Tested
	Navigating inline MathML with AT and other technologies	Not Tested
	Navigating block MathML with AT and other technologies	Not Tested
	Rendering of inline MathML	Not Tested
	Rendering of block MathML	Not Tested

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Extended Descriptions

Feature	Test	Result	Notes
Cumulative Score		Not Tested
Extended descriptions		0/18
	Detection of aria-details on image (img element) in figure element	Not Tested
	Moving to extended description inside figcaption	Not Tested
	Detection and utilization of details and summary elements inside figcaption	Not Tested
	Detection of aria-details	Not Tested
	Moving to extended description next to the image	Not Tested
	Detection and utilization of details and summary elements	Not Tested
	Detection of aria-details on image (img element)	Not Tested
	Linking to extended description at end of chapter	Not Tested
	Fallback technique for linking to extended description via text hyperlink	Not Tested
	Fallback technique for linking to extended description via image hyperlink	Not Tested
	aria-describedby points to an aside in a figcaption	Not Tested
	aria-describedby points to an aside at the end of chapter	Not Tested
	Block-level image with empty alt and without role="presentation"	Not Tested
	Inline graphic with empty alt and without role="presentation"	Not Tested
	Block-level image with role="presentation" and empty alt	Not Tested
	Inline graphic with role="presentation" and empty alt	Not Tested
	Expanding details and ease of reading	Not Tested
	Collapsing and pagination	Not Tested

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