Assessment for Visible Body Web Suite by Seneca - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The only PDFs found were in the Help Centre section and all of them are not image-only PDFs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All tested PDFs are not locked. They are all searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All tested PDFs failed the test and don't have alternative text.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Primary language test is not specified. 4 tested PDFs failed the test.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs passed the test for Character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all elements of the page passed the test. Some elements like figure, annotations, tables, headings are not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: List items and Tables failed the test.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The user can partially navigate through the content and the arrow keys are sometimes not following the order of the document. It creates the problem for Read aloud function to operate properly.
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: There are not many images found in PDFs.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images as titles found in the resource.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no rich images found in tested PDFs and throughout the resource.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Each tested PDF has one bookmark displayed.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All the bookmarks are the bookmarks for the document overall.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All tested videos are having closed captioning.
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 an icon at the bottom right corner of each video. Once the user clicks on it, it activates the captions.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All tested videos have no grammatical errors in their captions.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The captions are places at the bottom of each video.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no transcripts for the videos in this resource.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos without captions found in this resource.
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: There is no equivalent of the video provided.
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:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is a new feature introduced in this resource. Many images are now having the transcript and audio function.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Visible Body Web Suite
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Visible Body
Institution: Seneca
Score: D+

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never The only PDFs found were in the Help Centre section and all of them are not image-only PDFs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All tested PDFs are not locked. They are all searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All tested PDFs failed the test and don't have alternative text.
Is primary language specified? Never Primary language test is not specified. 4 tested PDFs failed the test.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always All PDFs passed the test for Character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Not all elements of the page passed the test. Some elements like figure, annotations, tables, headings are not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Never List items and Tables failed the test.

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? Never The user can partially navigate through the content and the arrow keys are sometimes not following the order of the document. It creates the problem for Read aloud function to operate properly.

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 There are not many images found in PDFs.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images as titles found in the resource.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no rich images found in tested PDFs and throughout the resource.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable There are no tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always Each tested PDF has one bookmark displayed.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never All the bookmarks are the bookmarks for the document overall.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always All tested videos are having closed captioning.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always There is an icon at the bottom right corner of each video. Once the user clicks on it, it activates the captions.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always All tested videos have no grammatical errors in their captions.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always The captions are places at the bottom of each video.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never There are no transcripts for the videos in this resource.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable There are no videos without captions found in this resource.

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 There is no equivalent of the video provided.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Always There is a new feature introduced in this resource. Many images are now having the transcript and audio function.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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