Assessment for Business of Fashion by Seneca - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The PDFs are not image only. They are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The PDFs are not locked. All tested PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The accessibility report failed the alternative text check.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were 5 PDFs tested and all of the don't have primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Reliable encoding is provided for all tested PDFs.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All tested page elements of 5 PDFs failed the content tagging.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Lists and Tables sections filed 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Read out Loud function reads the PDF in a logical order. But when it comes to the tables the reading order is not preserved. The software reads the content in chaotical manner.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Read out Loud function does not read the blank spaces as blank.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When testing the PDFs many keys were not responsive to navigate the content. It creates big problem for the reader.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When zooming the documents to 250% all text, images and tables are clear, easy to read and not blurry.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images positioned prominently and easy to find.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The images of the tested PDFs failed the alternative text check.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All present graphs, charts and diagrams of the tested PDFs are missing the appropriate text alternatives.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All found tables were tested by keyboard navigation and Read out Loud function. You can navigate the tables, but the order is not logical and the Read out Loud function is reading the content of the tables down the columns, in many instances, by skipping the rows.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances when the screen readers are skipping some headings, not following the appropriate structure.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were no bookmarks displayed in all tested PDFs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All 5 tested videos from the Business of Fashion video section are captioned.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All captions are Closed Captions. The user will need to active the captions by pressing the CC icon at the bottom left corner of the video (same as Youtube videos).
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There were no typos or grammatical errors spotted in Closed Captions when watching the tested videos.
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: All captions are in sync with spoken words.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the videos posted in the Video Section of the Business of Fashion database can be watched on their Youtube channel. It will give users the option to activate the Transcript function in there.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All found videos have captions and transcripts can be accessed through their Youtube channel.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio or videos descriptions.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files found in the resource.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files found.
eResource: Business of Fashion
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Business of Fashion
Institution: Seneca
Score: D+

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never The PDFs are not image only. They are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never The PDFs are not locked. All tested PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never The accessibility report failed the alternative text check.
Is primary language specified? Never There were 5 PDFs tested and all of the don't have primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Never Reliable encoding is provided for all tested PDFs.
Are all page elements tagged? Never All tested page elements of 5 PDFs failed the content tagging.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Lists and Tables sections filed 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? Sometimes The Read out Loud function reads the PDF in a logical order. But when it comes to the tables the reading order is not preserved. The software reads the content in chaotical manner.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always The Read out Loud function does not read the blank spaces as blank.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes When testing the PDFs many keys were not responsive to navigate the content. It creates big problem for the reader.

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 When zooming the documents to 250% all text, images and tables are clear, easy to read and not blurry.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always All images positioned prominently and easy to find.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The images of the tested PDFs failed the alternative text check.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never All present graphs, charts and diagrams of the tested PDFs are missing the appropriate text alternatives.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes All found tables were tested by keyboard navigation and Read out Loud function. You can navigate the tables, but the order is not logical and the Read out Loud function is reading the content of the tables down the columns, in many instances, by skipping the rows.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes There were instances when the screen readers are skipping some headings, not following the appropriate structure.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There were no bookmarks displayed in all tested PDFs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always All 5 tested videos from the Business of Fashion video section are captioned.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always All captions are Closed Captions. The user will need to active the captions by pressing the CC icon at the bottom left corner of the video (same as Youtube videos).
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always There were no typos or grammatical errors spotted in Closed Captions when watching the tested videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always All captions are in sync with spoken words.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always All the videos posted in the Video Section of the Business of Fashion database can be watched on their Youtube channel. It will give users the option to activate the Transcript function in there.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always All found videos have captions and transcripts can be accessed through their Youtube channel.

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? Not Applicable There are no audio or videos descriptions.
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? Not Applicable No audio files found in the resource.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files found.
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