Assessment for JoVE Science Education Library by Seneca - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All tested PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All tested PDFs are extractable and searchable. Those PDFs are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are Alternate Text issues found in all tested PDFs.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Indicated as passed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Indicated as passed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are a lot of page elements that are not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are issues with tables and lists. Those issues are marked as Failed when passing the accessibility check.
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 reads the PDF in a logical way, but sometimes omits the sections and skips to another content.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The function overall follows the content structure, but at some sections it reads only word by word and makes the user to click the keyboard keys in order to proceed to another word. It is not flawless experience.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All tested have consistent controls and the user can navigate through the content using arrow buttons. But, there is an inconsistent flow, sometime the software picks up only one word for reading, sometimes a bigger portion of the paragraph at once.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When zooming at 200% the text and images are clear and easy to read. But the horizontal bar appears which makes it difficult for navigating.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: 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: Yes, all tested videos are captioned and captions are automatically generated. The user can select the different language options.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: JoVE Science Education Library
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: JoVE (Journal of Visual Experiments)
Institution: Seneca
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Audio has transcripts
  • 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 tested PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All tested PDFs are extractable and searchable. Those PDFs are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes There are Alternate Text issues found in all tested PDFs.
Is primary language specified? Always Indicated as passed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always Indicated as passed.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes There are a lot of page elements that are not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes There are issues with tables and lists. Those issues are marked as Failed when passing the accessibility check.

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 reads the PDF in a logical way, but sometimes omits the sections and skips to another content.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes The function overall follows the content structure, but at some sections it reads only word by word and makes the user to click the keyboard keys in order to proceed to another word. It is not flawless experience.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes All tested have consistent controls and the user can navigate through the content using arrow buttons. But, there is an inconsistent flow, sometime the software picks up only one word for reading, sometimes a bigger portion of the paragraph at once.

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 When zooming at 200% the text and images are clear and easy to read. But the horizontal bar appears which makes it difficult for navigating.

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? Always

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? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always Yes, all tested videos are captioned and captions are automatically generated. The user can select the different language options.
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? Always
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
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? Always
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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