Assessment for SAGE Business Cases by Mohawk - 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: While the pdf's I sampled aren't locked/secured, I did find one where the extractable text was formatted strangely, inserting a "_" symbol between each letter of every word when I copied and pasted the information into a word document for testing.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: I had some trouble using the read aloud in Adobe Acrobat where it would only read one page at a time despite selecting the "Read to the End of the Document" option, but when using Microsoft Edge, I had no problem using the read aloud function there.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In cases of PDF's, the "SAGE Business Cases" logo is not read aloud by a screen reader
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In cases where a graph was not covered by the textual material, the alt text would just state what the graph title was, not the data it contained.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I was not able to find any videos without captions. Though it should be noted that because Mohawk College Library's subscription did not include video access, I was only able to watch 30 second previews.
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: I was not able to find any videos that offered described video or a text equivalent outside of transcripts, which did not describe anything visually displayed in the videos.
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: Could not find any videos with described video
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: SAGE Business Cases
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAGE
Institution: Mohawk
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Audio has transcripts
  • PDFs are searchable and tagged

Weaknesses

  • Videos have captions but not audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never While the pdf's I sampled aren't locked/secured, I did find one where the extractable text was formatted strangely, inserting a "_" symbol between each letter of every word when I copied and pasted the information into a word document for testing. no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always no images
Is primary language specified? Always no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always no images
Are all page elements tagged? Always no images
Are list and table structure correct? Always no images

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 I had some trouble using the read aloud in Adobe Acrobat where it would only read one page at a time despite selecting the "Read to the End of the Document" option, but when using Microsoft Edge, I had no problem using the read aloud function there. no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always no images
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always no images

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 no images

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always no images

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never In cases of PDF's, the "SAGE Business Cases" logo is not read aloud by a screen reader no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes In cases where a graph was not covered by the textual material, the alt text would just state what the graph title was, not the data it contained. no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always no images

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always no images
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always no images

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always no images
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always no images
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always no images
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always no images
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always no images
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable I was not able to find any videos without captions. Though it should be noted that because Mohawk College Library's subscription did not include video access, I was only able to watch 30 second previews. no images

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 I was not able to find any videos that offered described video or a text equivalent outside of transcripts, which did not describe anything visually displayed in the videos. no images
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Could not find any videos with described video no images

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Always no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always no images
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