Assessment for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I checked six pdfs, they all failed every aspect of found in the Alternative Text section.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In six pdfs examined, none had the Primary Language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All tagged elements failed. The only exception is a pass for Tagged multimedia, located under the failed Tab Order heading.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All six pdfs failed the elements contained within the Lists and Tables 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: Some documents are read in proper order. Two of the six documents, Read Out Loud only read the URL at the bottom of the page and skipped the rest of the text on the page. A table was skipped on one page, but then subsequent tables in the same document were read in proper order.
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: Pause reading and stop reading always work. Read this page only and read to end of document work, but you can't seem to select the point at which it starts reading. I clicked on text partway through a page, used the control keys to read to end of page, but the reader started at the top of the page. I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to function?
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no images in the pdfs examined.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No informative images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There was no in-text description or easy-to-locate link included.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some pdfs contain bookmarks, but the only bookmark is the title. Others contain no bookmarks. Of the three pdfs sampled, it was an even split between no bookmarks, and others containing bookmarked titles.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in this database.
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 videos in this database.
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 videos in this database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in this database.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in this database.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in this database.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in this database.
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: No videos in this database.
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: No videos in this database.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files in this database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files in this database.
eResource: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Centennial
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

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? Never I checked six pdfs, they all failed every aspect of found in the Alternative Text section.
Is primary language specified? Never In six pdfs examined, none had the Primary Language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Never All tagged elements failed. The only exception is a pass for Tagged multimedia, located under the failed Tab Order heading.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All six pdfs failed the elements contained within the Lists and Tables 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 Some documents are read in proper order. Two of the six documents, Read Out Loud only read the URL at the bottom of the page and skipped the rest of the text on the page. A table was skipped on one page, but then subsequent tables in the same document were read in proper order.
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 Pause reading and stop reading always work. Read this page only and read to end of document work, but you can't seem to select the point at which it starts reading. I clicked on text partway through a page, used the control keys to read to end of page, but the reader started at the top of the page. I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to function?

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? Not Applicable There were no images in the pdfs examined.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No informative images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There was no in-text description or easy-to-locate link included.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some pdfs contain bookmarks, but the only bookmark is the title. Others contain no bookmarks. Of the three pdfs sampled, it was an even split between no bookmarks, and others containing bookmarked titles.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

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

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 No videos in this database.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable No videos in this database.

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 in this database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files in this database.
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