Assessment for Passport GMID Academic by Seneca - 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: After the run of Accessibility Checker, all tested PDFs have one or more alternative text issues: either with figures, nested alternate text or other elements.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs failed to pass the Tables and Lists sections.
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: The Read Out Loud function sometimes does not follow the logical way when reading the document. For example, skips the section above the figures and jumps to the next page or bottom sections and vice versa.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes it is not easy to navigate the content by clicking the up/down arrows, instead of moving to the next section beside, the key brings the reader to the next page or slide.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all figures of the tested PDFs are having alt text.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some tables failed the reading. The reader partially skips the content.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes the reader skips to read the headers, while testing some PDFs.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The short videos that have been found in the resource do not provide transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All found videos were captioned.
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:
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 transcripts provided.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no transcripts provided.
eResource: Passport GMID Academic
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Euromonitor
Institution: Seneca
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • 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
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 After the run of Accessibility Checker, all tested PDFs have one or more alternative text issues: either with figures, nested alternate text or other elements.
Is primary language specified? Always
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Always
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Some PDFs failed to pass the Tables and Lists sections.

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 The Read Out Loud function sometimes does not follow the logical way when reading the document. For example, skips the section above the figures and jumps to the next page or bottom sections and vice versa.
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? Sometimes Sometimes it is not easy to navigate the content by clicking the up/down arrows, instead of moving to the next section beside, the key brings the reader to the next page or slide.

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

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? Always
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Not all figures of the tested PDFs are having alt text.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Some tables failed the reading. The reader partially skips the content.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Sometimes the reader skips to read the headers, while testing some PDFs.

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? Always
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never The short videos that have been found in the resource do not provide transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All found videos were captioned.

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