Assessment for CDX Learning Systems (CDX Automotive/CDX Heavy Vehicle) by Centennial - 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:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Both documents examined failed the Figures alternate test.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Passed almost every test. One document failed on Title.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are some pages where the reader jumps around a bit, in a non-logical way. In these cases, it doesn't effect the content, it just reads text boxes in a non-linear manner.
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: Most content is clear and easy to read, but some of the text in the images is slightly blurry. It is possible that the text in the images is already a little blurry in the original, and that magnifying it just makes this more apparent.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Both documents rely heavily on images, and the reader does not have any explanation for the images. The reader does automatically generate a description in some instances, but these description are not that accurate, and were never done with an important image.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Images are not used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No rich text images present.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: These documents do not contain tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: See above.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no options for captions in any of the videos reviewed.
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: No captions.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no transcripts.
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: There is no described video, or text equivalent.
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: There is no described video, or text equivalent.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
eResource: CDX Learning Systems (CDX Automotive/CDX Heavy Vehicle)
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Centennial
Score: C+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • PDFs are searchable and tagged

Weaknesses

  • Videos do not have audio descriptions/transcription or captions

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

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Both documents examined failed the Figures alternate test.
Is primary language specified? Always
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Passed almost every test. One document failed on Title.
Are list and table structure correct? Always

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 There are some pages where the reader jumps around a bit, in a non-logical way. In these cases, it doesn't effect the content, it just reads text boxes in a non-linear manner.
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 Most content is clear and easy to read, but some of the text in the images is slightly blurry. It is possible that the text in the images is already a little blurry in the original, and that magnifying it just makes this more apparent.

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? Never Both documents rely heavily on images, and the reader does not have any explanation for the images. The reader does automatically generate a description in some instances, but these description are not that accurate, and were never done with an important image.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable Images are not used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No rich text images present.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable These documents do not contain tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable See above.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Never There are no options for captions in any of the videos reviewed.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No captions.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No captions.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No captions.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No captions.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never There are no transcripts.

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 There is no described video, or text equivalent.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable There is no described video, or 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 No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files.
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