Assessment for Common Craft by Georgian - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: No, there is a standard format for the PDF "lesson plan" for each video, with appropriate text-based content.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: PDFs don't appear to contain any non-decorative image content.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Failed in adobe acrobat accessibility check.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some content is okay, some annotations failed the test.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: While the PDF appears to have structure and accessible text, the Read Aloud tool reads "Warning: Empty page" on some of the PDFs! Content is read logically in the files that are working.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Document is simple and a well structured template used, so the design is consistent with consistent results across all the different lesson plans.
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: No meaningful images in the PDF lesson plans.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: images used are purely decorative in the PDF template for the lesson plans.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No rich images.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: no tables
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: no tables
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDFs are only 1.5 pages long. There are bookmarks, but they aren't particularly effective because the document(s) is/are short.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Bookmark just links to the main page/top of page.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Commoncraft provides captions for all videos, accessible at the bottom of each of the videos. The only caveat is that unlike standard formats (such as YouTube), the captioned videos are created as open captions, which means it's a different video that must be embedded/downloaded to have captions.
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: Open Captions - so the user must pick either the captioned or non-captioned video. The database points to the video without captions by default, but user can toggle them below the video (switches to a different page).
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: Transcripts provided for each video - captioned or not.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Occasionally one might encounter a video that doesn't have a captioned version, and in this case transcripts can be used.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: no described video is available at this time.
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 described video
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: Common Craft
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Other
Institution: Georgian
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Audio has transcripts
  • PDFs are searchable and tagged
  • Videos have captions and audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never No, there is a standard format for the PDF "lesson plan" for each video, with appropriate text-based content.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Not Applicable PDFs don't appear to contain any non-decorative image content.
Is primary language specified? Never Failed in adobe acrobat accessibility check.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Some content is okay, some annotations failed the test.
Are list and table structure correct? Always

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 While the PDF appears to have structure and accessible text, the Read Aloud tool reads "Warning: Empty page" on some of the PDFs! Content is read logically in the files that are working.
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? Always Document is simple and a well structured template used, so the design is consistent with consistent results across all the different lesson plans.

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 No meaningful images in the PDF lesson plans.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable images used are purely decorative in the PDF template for the lesson plans.
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? Not Applicable No rich images.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable no tables
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable no tables

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes The PDFs are only 1.5 pages long. There are bookmarks, but they aren't particularly effective because the document(s) is/are short.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes Bookmark just links to the main page/top of page.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always Commoncraft provides captions for all videos, accessible at the bottom of each of the videos. The only caveat is that unlike standard formats (such as YouTube), the captioned videos are created as open captions, which means it's a different video that must be embedded/downloaded to have captions.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable Open Captions - so the user must pick either the captioned or non-captioned video. The database points to the video without captions by default, but user can toggle them below the video (switches to a different page).
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 Transcripts provided for each video - captioned or not.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always Occasionally one might encounter a video that doesn't have a captioned version, and in this case transcripts can be used.

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? Never no described video is available at this time.
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 described video

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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