Assessment for Criterion-on-Demand by Lambton - Module 4: Content

Are the sampled PDFs image-only?

Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource:
-a list called "future withdrawals"
-a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?

Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?

Are alternative descriptions provided?

Is primary language specified?

Is reliable character encoding provided?

Are all page elements tagged?

Are list and table structure correct?

Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?

Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?

Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?

When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?

Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?

Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?

Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?

Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?

Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?

Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?

Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?

Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?

Are videos captioned?

Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Open captions are frequently available, but not always.
Films do not always have an option of a version with captions in English.
Films with English captions do not necessarily have a version with captions in French.

If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?

Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The user selects the track that they are going to play from the Criterion website. Once the option for a captioned version to stream is activated there is no way to toggle the captions off.

Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?

Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I looked at the "sous titres" in French for Ben Hur, and noted that the subtitles are not word for word what the narrator and/or characters say, though they are grammatically correct, and accurate in describing what is happening in the story.

I looked at English captions for "Bean", "Elvis" and they were accurate and typo-free and grammatically correct.

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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:

For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?

Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:

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?

If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?

Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It is rare, but some films have an option for "descriptive audio", for example "DC league of super pets".
The description only happens when there is no character dialogue, so some details are missed.
"The eyes of Tammy Faye": As above, but seems accurate
"Avatar the way of water": As above, but seems accurate
I am going to assume that the quality of the described video depends on the company that made the movie, that Criterion has no real control over whether there are captions of any kind, including described video, apart from as a demographic requirement for success in their business.
There is never a text equivalent of the video provided.

Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?

Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio only files.

If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?

Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio only files

eResource: Criterion-on-Demand

eResource Type: Database

Vendor: Criterion Pictures

Institution: Lambton

Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Is primary language specified?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Are all page elements tagged?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Are list and table structure correct?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Structure: Reading Order

Question	Answer	Notes
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service This resource does not have bookmarks
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable	This electronic resource has only a pair of PDFs and they are not essential to the purpose of the resource: -a list called "future withdrawals" -a promotional PDF about the Criterion on demand service This resource does not have bookmarks

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes
Are videos captioned?	Sometimes	Open captions are frequently available, but not always. Films do not always have an option of a version with captions in English. Films with English captions do not necessarily have a version with captions in French.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable	The user selects the track that they are going to play from the Criterion website. Once the option for a captioned version to stream is activated there is no way to toggle the captions off.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Sometimes	I looked at the "sous titres" in French for Ben Hur, and noted that the subtitles are not word for word what the narrator and/or characters say, though they are grammatically correct, and accurate in describing what is happening in the story. I looked at English captions for "Bean", "Elvis" and they were accurate and typo-free and grammatically correct.
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?	Never
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Never

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?	Sometimes	It is rare, but some films have an option for "descriptive audio", for example "DC league of super pets". The description only happens when there is no character dialogue, so some details are missed. "The eyes of Tammy Faye": As above "Avatar the way of water": As above There is never a text 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?	Sometimes	It is rare, but some films have an option for "descriptive audio", for example "DC league of super pets". The description only happens when there is no character dialogue, so some details are missed. "The eyes of Tammy Faye": As above, but seems accurate "Avatar the way of water": As above, but seems accurate I am going to assume that the quality of the described video depends on the company that made the movie, that Criterion has no real control over whether there are captions of any kind, including described video, apart from as a demographic requirement for success in their business. There is never a text equivalent of the video provided.

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Not Applicable	There are no audio only files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable	There are no audio only files