Assessment for GoinGlobal by Conestoga - Module 4: Content

Submitted by Kcaporiccio@co… on
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: There are very few PDFs on GoinGlobal. Those that are present are primarily marketing and training material or visa information- all of the test PDFs viewed are searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs on the website are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the documents that include images do not have alternative text added. Some files passed, but those made by GoinGlobal (marketing materials) did not.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In all of the documents checked, primary language was not specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of the documents surveyed, those created by GoinGlobal did not have reliable character encoding provided. The third party files surveyed did pass.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Consistently across the documents various page elements failed the test (though not all issues were present in every document). Common issues included; tab order, headings, table issues, and alternative text.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Though some documents had less errors than others, all documents surveyed included issues with list and tables being structured correctly. This was most commonly evident with the headers in non Goinglobal documents. The Goinglobal created documents failed almost every part of the list and table check (primarily marketing materials).
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the images in the documents surveyed become granular when zoomed in at 250%. The text remains readable when zoomed.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: None of the images in the documents surveyed included any alternative text. The images used are typically decorative and do not impact the information in the document.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: None of the images in the documents surveyed included any alternative text and are not used in lieu of a title. The titles are text based in the documents.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are very few Rich images but the one that was in the documents surveyed (QR code) did not include the corresponding link or alt text that indicated a link or the QR code purpose.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Of the documents sampled none of the tables can be navigated using tab to go row by row.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The tables in the sample of documents (that included tables) read appropriately with a screen reader (row by row). Unfortunately a user cannot tab through the table and must listen to the entire table rather than navigate to the information they are looking for.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks displayed in any of the PDFs opened.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks are included in the PDFs sampled.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On first glance the video format varies on the website, some have captioning others do not. It is quite inconsistent across the site. However it seems as though at the bottom of the video pages there are separate links to the same videos that include CC. The subtitles are not on the screen but on a side panel with bulk text (not as the speaker speaks) in segments.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When the captions are available, it is fairly straightforward for the user to turn them on (CC button in the video tools menu). If the video does not have CC available in that way (most do not) the user can access the closed caption version by selecting the link that specifies "CC" in the title.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When there are captions they are written out- they do not appear auto-generated.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Most of the videos include a specific CC link for the video and all of the text is on a side panel- none of the text is on the video screen.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The text does not align or appear with the speaker. The text appears on the side of the screen in bulk segments roughly matching the "slide" on the video.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It seems as though most of the videos do not include transcripts. However there were a select few that did; the ones that do were using Vimeo as the video host (this is very rare on the website I only found two).
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: For the videos that do not contain captions there is an alternate version of the same video that does contain captions.
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: The videos on the website primarily function as training materials and do not contain described video or a text alternative.
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: The videos do not contain described video or a text equivalent.
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 clips (that I could find) on the website.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio clips (that I could find) on the website.
eResource: GoinGlobal
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Conestoga
Score: D-

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Videos have captions but not audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never There are very few PDFs on GoinGlobal. Those that are present are primarily marketing and training material or visa information- all of the test PDFs viewed are searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All PDFs on the website are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Most of the documents that include images do not have alternative text added. Some files passed, but those made by GoinGlobal (marketing materials) did not.
Is primary language specified? Never In all of the documents checked, primary language was not specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Of the documents surveyed, those created by GoinGlobal did not have reliable character encoding provided. The third party files surveyed did pass.
Are all page elements tagged? Never Consistently across the documents various page elements failed the test (though not all issues were present in every document). Common issues included; tab order, headings, table issues, and alternative text.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Though some documents had less errors than others, all documents surveyed included issues with list and tables being structured correctly. This was most commonly evident with the headers in non Goinglobal documents. The Goinglobal created documents failed almost every part of the list and table check (primarily marketing materials).

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? Sometimes Some of the images in the documents surveyed become granular when zoomed in at 250%. The text remains readable when zoomed.

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable None of the images in the documents surveyed included any alternative text. The images used are typically decorative and do not impact the information in the document.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable None of the images in the documents surveyed included any alternative text and are not used in lieu of a title. The titles are text based in the documents.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There are very few Rich images but the one that was in the documents surveyed (QR code) did not include the corresponding link or alt text that indicated a link or the QR code purpose.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Of the documents sampled none of the tables can be navigated using tab to go row by row.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes The tables in the sample of documents (that included tables) read appropriately with a screen reader (row by row). Unfortunately a user cannot tab through the table and must listen to the entire table rather than navigate to the information they are looking for.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There are no bookmarks displayed in any of the PDFs opened.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks are included in the PDFs sampled.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes On first glance the video format varies on the website, some have captioning others do not. It is quite inconsistent across the site. However it seems as though at the bottom of the video pages there are separate links to the same videos that include CC. The subtitles are not on the screen but on a side panel with bulk text (not as the speaker speaks) in segments.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Sometimes When the captions are available, it is fairly straightforward for the user to turn them on (CC button in the video tools menu). If the video does not have CC available in that way (most do not) the user can access the closed caption version by selecting the link that specifies "CC" in the title.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always When there are captions they are written out- they do not appear auto-generated.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always Most of the videos include a specific CC link for the video and all of the text is on a side panel- none of the text is on the video screen.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Never The text does not align or appear with the speaker. The text appears on the side of the screen in bulk segments roughly matching the "slide" on the video.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Sometimes It seems as though most of the videos do not include transcripts. However there were a select few that did; the ones that do were using Vimeo as the video host (this is very rare on the website I only found two).
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable For the videos that do not contain captions there is an alternate version of the same video that does contain captions.

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 The videos on the website primarily function as training materials and do not contain described video or a text alternative.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable The videos do not contain described video or a text equivalent.

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 clips (that I could find) on the website.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no audio clips (that I could find) on the website.
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