Assessment for Mindscape Commons by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: PDFs that were used for the sample were all searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All documents are accessible.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most articles that were used as a sample failed the Alternate text portion, except for one article, which only one part ("Figures alternate text") failed.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some articles in the sample had Primary Language specified, while others did not.


Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all elements were tagged in the sample of articles. Note that some of the articles were text only, and these articles that failed that tagged elements part of the accessbility check.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 3 out of 4 of the samples failed the list and table structure part of the accessibility check.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When images appear in PDFs, they are the whole page or placed in upper corners.
(Not all PDFs that were checked have images, they're mostly text-transcripts)
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The PDFs that were tested in the sample were mostly transcripts of the video, so they did not have any images. The PDFs that did have images in the document did not have any alt text, and the Read out loud feature would say "blank."
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs in the sample were mostly transcripts of the video. Others were PDFs of brochures that did not have Alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text was not provided for any of the images, when they were applicable.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Tables were not present in the PDFs sampled.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: When a Accessibility Check was performed, the check did not detect any table headers (failed).

Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The Bookmarks Panel display were empty when taking a look at the sample PDFs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks displayed.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the videos were a VR 360 degrees experience, and did not have captions, but provided a transcript that viewers can follow next to the video. Other videos had closed captions, but can be turned off.

If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is a button on the video with the CC icon for closed captions. Users can hover over the icon for Captions settings, captions off, and English (for captions)
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: If the video is not available on the database, a link is provided to the Youtube video, where you can find the transcript. I did notice that users need to be logged in to Youtube to see transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The videos that were viewed had captions provided, however I did notice that users need to be logged in to Youtube to see transcripts.
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?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: A link to described video or a text equivalent was found on the page.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No link was found for described video or text equivalent.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The database is a resource that is interactive with VR experiences as well as some videos (interviews mostly), as well as games and apps for teaching and counseling, social work and other related programs. Links to transcripts for videos with interviews (videos that were created by the resource) were found next to the clip. Other videos were found on Youtube, some vidoes did not have transcripts (in my experience, users need to log in to view transcripts), and VR experiences did not have text transcripts.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Mindscape Commons
eResource Type:
Vendor: Trojman Corporation
Institution: Centennial
Score: C

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never PDFs that were used for the sample were all searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Not Applicable All documents are accessible.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Most articles that were used as a sample failed the Alternate text portion, except for one article, which only one part ("Figures alternate text") failed.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Some articles in the sample had Primary Language specified, while others did not.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Not all elements were tagged in the sample of articles. Note that some of the articles were text only, and these articles that failed that tagged elements part of the accessbility check.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes 3 out of 4 of the samples failed the list and table structure part of the accessibility check.

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? Always

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always When images appear in PDFs, they are the whole page or placed in upper corners. (Not all PDFs that were checked have images, they're mostly text-transcripts)

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The PDFs that were tested in the sample were mostly transcripts of the video, so they did not have any images. The PDFs that did have images in the document did not have any alt text, and the Read out loud feature would say "blank."
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never PDFs in the sample were mostly transcripts of the video. Others were PDFs of brochures that did not have Alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text was not provided for any of the images, when they were applicable.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable Tables were not present in the PDFs sampled.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never When a Accessibility Check was performed, the check did not detect any table headers (failed).

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never The Bookmarks Panel display were empty when taking a look at the sample PDFs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks displayed.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Some of the videos were a VR 360 degrees experience, and did not have captions, but provided a transcript that viewers can follow next to the video. Other videos had closed captions, but can be turned off.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always There is a button on the video with the CC icon for closed captions. Users can hover over the icon for Captions settings, captions off, and English (for captions)
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always If the video is not available on the database, a link is provided to the Youtube video, where you can find the transcript. I did notice that users need to be logged in to Youtube to see transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always The videos that were viewed had captions provided, however I did notice that users need to be logged in to Youtube to see transcripts.

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? Never A link to described video or a text equivalent was found on the page.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable No link was found for described video or text equivalent.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Sometimes The database is a resource that is interactive with VR experiences as well as some videos (interviews mostly), as well as games and apps for teaching and counseling, social work and other related programs. Links to transcripts for videos with interviews (videos that were created by the resource) were found next to the clip. Other videos were found on Youtube, some vidoes did not have transcripts (in my experience, users need to log in to view transcripts), and VR experiences did not have text transcripts.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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