Assessment for 4 Seasons of Reconciliation by Confederation - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All the PDFs are searchable and extractable
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I can extract the information but I cannot access the screen readers in the PDF
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: PDFs are searchable and I can copy paste material into a word doc, but I cannot use a screen reader with them
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Failed the figures alternate text test in one PDF, and in another failed all areas of alternate text
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents passed, others did not
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents are tagged, others are not
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents are structured correctly, others are not
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: When opened in Adobe Acrobat, it only reads one page, even when selecting "Read to End of Document"; in Microsoft Edge it will continue to the actual document, but it reads the header/footnote before the beginning of the page.
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: In Adobe, the arrows do not move the readings, and again, it only reads one page no matter what I select. In Microsoft Edge, I can use the up/down arrows to move the document up and down, and if I scroll past where the reader is, it will jump to the new "top of page". The side arrows allow me to skip to new paragraph, pause, or move to previous paragraph.
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: When there are images, they are prominent and easy to find
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternate text for images - but there is a description at the bottom of the photo - however it does not always describe the photo itself.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images used as titles
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no rich images in the PDFs in this database (there are only 3 PDFs)
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no tables in the three PDFs available in this database.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no tables in the three PDFs available in this database.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the PDFs have bookmarks attached to them
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no bookmarks
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The videos I looked at all had closed captioning.
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: There is no described video, and the closest I could see in the transcript was when one video started with "Music playing" but nothing seen on screen was described.
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 available
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 clips
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio clips
eResource: 4 Seasons of Reconciliation
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Productions Cazabon
Institution: Confederation
Score: C+

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Videos have captions but not audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never All the PDFs are searchable and extractable
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes I can extract the information but I cannot access the screen readers in the PDF
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes PDFs are searchable and I can copy paste material into a word doc, but I cannot use a screen reader with them

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Failed the figures alternate text test in one PDF, and in another failed all areas of alternate text
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Some documents passed, others did not
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Some documents are tagged, others are not
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Some documents are structured correctly, others are not

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 When opened in Adobe Acrobat, it only reads one page, even when selecting "Read to End of Document"; in Microsoft Edge it will continue to the actual document, but it reads the header/footnote before the beginning of the page.
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 In Adobe, the arrows do not move the readings, and again, it only reads one page no matter what I select. In Microsoft Edge, I can use the up/down arrows to move the document up and down, and if I scroll past where the reader is, it will jump to the new "top of page". The side arrows allow me to skip to new paragraph, pause, or move to previous paragraph.

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 When there are images, they are prominent and easy to find

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternate text for images - but there is a description at the bottom of the photo - however it does not always describe the photo itself.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images used as titles
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no rich images in the PDFs in this database (there are only 3 PDFs)

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable There are no tables in the three PDFs available in this database.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable There are no tables in the three PDFs available in this database.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never None of the PDFs have bookmarks attached to them
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable There are no bookmarks

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? Always
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable The videos I looked at all had closed captioning.

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 There is no described video, and the closest I could see in the transcript was when one video started with "Music playing" but nothing seen on screen was described.
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 available

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