Assessment for Faulkner Advisory on Info Tech Studies - FAITS by George Brown - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: These PDFs are fully searchable, and extractable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All the PDFs failed in providing alternative text descriptions.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Most of the headings, tables, and figures were not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: It does not read tables in a logical way. It reads by column, left to right.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The when zooming to 250% is clear when reading text however it is not clear when images are present and are blurry and pixelated.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Most images were centered in the document.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no logos in PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In some PDFs there was appropriate alt text, while some images where not visible. Most did not include a link to a textual description.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Reading order is set by reading down by column.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It was difficult to see and difficult to navigate.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmark links.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Faulkner Advisory on Info Tech Studies - FAITS
eResource Type:
Vendor: Faulkner Information Services
Institution: George Brown
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always These PDFs are fully searchable, and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All the PDFs failed in providing alternative text descriptions.
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Never Most of the headings, tables, and figures were not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Never

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 It does not read tables in a logical way. It reads by column, left to right.
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? Sometimes The when zooming to 250% is clear when reading text however it is not clear when images are present and are blurry and pixelated.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Most images were centered in the document.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no logos in PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes In some PDFs there was appropriate alt text, while some images where not visible. Most did not include a link to a textual description.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Reading order is set by reading down by column.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never It was difficult to see and difficult to navigate.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never There are no bookmark links.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable

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
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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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