Assessment for Building Types Online by Conestoga - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the text in the online articles is fully searchable and extractable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the images in the online articles do consistently have alternative descriptions in the form of captions underneath each image.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled. I did note that in one of the online articles, lists were not structured.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. When zooming in to 250% on the online articles, text remained clear and easy to read but some images became pixelated.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the images in the online articles are positioned prominently and easy to find.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the online articles do contain appropriate textual alternatives for informative images (in the form of captions).
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. I also did not see any images used as titles in the online articles I sampled.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. In the online articles I sampled, rich images like charts and diagrams are accompanied by a caption but not fully described.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
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: There are no videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
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: There are no 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: There are no videos.
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: Building Types Online
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Conestoga
Score: A+

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the text in the online articles is fully searchable and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the images in the online articles do consistently have alternative descriptions in the form of captions underneath each image.
Is primary language specified? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are all page elements tagged? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are list and table structure correct? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled. I did note that in one of the online articles, lists were not structured.

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? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. When zooming in to 250% on the online articles, text remained clear and easy to read but some images became pixelated.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the images in the online articles are positioned prominently and easy to find.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format, but the online articles do contain appropriate textual alternatives for informative images (in the form of captions).
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. I also did not see any images used as titles in the online articles I sampled.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. In the online articles I sampled, rich images like charts and diagrams are accompanied by a caption but not fully described.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format. I did not find any tables in the online articles I sampled.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable The content in this database is not in PDF format.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable There are no videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable There are no videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable There are no videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable There are no videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable There are no videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable There are no videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable There are no videos.

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 There are no videos.
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 are no videos.

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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