Assessment for Academic Search Premier by St. Clair - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All 6 PDFs tested were not image only. The manual test was conducted and it passed the accessibility checker test.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All six PDFs tested are not locked. Text is searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the PDFs reviewed have alternative text tagging.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Primary language is no specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three of the six PDFs reviewed did pass the character-encoded accessibility checker test.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the page elements are tagged. All documents reviewed failed this test in the accessibility checker.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All documents reviewed failed this test in the accessibility checker. However, not all documents contained lists or tables.
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: Some articles are read in a logical order, including the content in tables. However, not all articles follow this pattern. For example, one document has two columns, and when using the 'read aloud' feature, it reads all the way to the end of one column, instead of stopping at the end of a section within that column. The reading should follow the sections, not just continue through the entire column.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Have not encountered any issues with the 'Read Out Loud' function reading excessive blank spaces as 'blank.' The feature appears to handle the document content well, reading the sections and text in a logical order without skipping over or reading unnecessary blank spaces.
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: At 250% zoom, all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read. The content maintains its clarity and readability without distortion or loss of quality, ensuring that everything remains accessible and visually clear at this zoom level. However, users will need to use the horizontal scroll bar to navigate across the page.
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: Informative images in the documents reviewed do not contain appropriate alt text or other textual alternatives.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images were found to be used as titles.

Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Rich images, which include charts, diagrams, or other content-rich visuals, do not contain appropriate alt text. However, there are in-text summaries and descriptions within the article.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All documents failed this test in the accessibility checker. Users also cannot tab from one row to another. They can only use the arrow keys to make their way through the tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no established table headers found in any of the documents identified by the accessibility checker. However, many of the tables in the documents do read in a logical order, despite the lack of formal table headers.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents reviewed contained bookmarks, while others did not. Most of the documents that passed the accessibility checker’s bookmark test included bookmarks, except for one. However, not all documents with passed tests contained bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Documents with bookmarks do link to the correct sections.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos reviewed have a closed captioning option.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Users can turn on and off the closed captioning. It is in the same place – contained in the video playbar at the bottom.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos reviewed were typo-free and grammatically correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Captions are at the bottom of the video above the playbar.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all of the videos reviewed have captions that are fully in sync with the spoken words.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There are transcripts available, but they do not always reflect all of the spoken words. For example, in some cases, only the answers given by the person are transcribed, while the press questions are not included.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The videos themselves do not include describe video. However, there is a text equivalent is included within the record in the summary section.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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 files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio files.
eResource: Academic Search Premier
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: St. Clair
Score: C

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Videos have captions and audio descriptions/transcripts

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never All 6 PDFs tested were not image only. The manual test was conducted and it passed the accessibility checker test.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All six PDFs tested are not locked. Text is searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never None of the PDFs reviewed have alternative text tagging.
Is primary language specified? Never Primary language is no specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Three of the six PDFs reviewed did pass the character-encoded accessibility checker test.
Are all page elements tagged? Never None of the page elements are tagged. All documents reviewed failed this test in the accessibility checker.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All documents reviewed failed this test in the accessibility checker. However, not all documents contained lists or tables.

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 Some articles are read in a logical order, including the content in tables. However, not all articles follow this pattern. For example, one document has two columns, and when using the 'read aloud' feature, it reads all the way to the end of one column, instead of stopping at the end of a section within that column. The reading should follow the sections, not just continue through the entire column.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always Have not encountered any issues with the 'Read Out Loud' function reading excessive blank spaces as 'blank.' The feature appears to handle the document content well, reading the sections and text in a logical order without skipping over or reading unnecessary blank spaces.
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? Always At 250% zoom, all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read. The content maintains its clarity and readability without distortion or loss of quality, ensuring that everything remains accessible and visually clear at this zoom level. However, users will need to use the horizontal scroll bar to navigate across the page.

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 Informative images in the documents reviewed do not contain appropriate alt text or other textual alternatives.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images were found to be used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Rich images, which include charts, diagrams, or other content-rich visuals, do not contain appropriate alt text. However, there are in-text summaries and descriptions within the article.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never All documents failed this test in the accessibility checker. Users also cannot tab from one row to another. They can only use the arrow keys to make their way through the tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never There are no established table headers found in any of the documents identified by the accessibility checker. However, many of the tables in the documents do read in a logical order, despite the lack of formal table headers.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some documents reviewed contained bookmarks, while others did not. Most of the documents that passed the accessibility checker’s bookmark test included bookmarks, except for one. However, not all documents with passed tests contained bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always Documents with bookmarks do link to the correct sections.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always All videos reviewed have a closed captioning option.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always Users can turn on and off the closed captioning. It is in the same place – contained in the video playbar at the bottom.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always All videos reviewed were typo-free and grammatically correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always Captions are at the bottom of the video above the playbar.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Sometimes Not all of the videos reviewed have captions that are fully in sync with the spoken words.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always There are transcripts available, but they do not always reflect all of the spoken words. For example, in some cases, only the answers given by the person are transcribed, while the press questions are not included.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always

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? Always The videos themselves do not include describe video. However, there is a text equivalent is included within the record in the summary section.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Always

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 files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no audio files.
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