Assessment for Statista by St. Clair - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All eight PDFs tested were not image only. The manual test was conducted and it passed the accessibility checker test.


Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All eight PDFs tested are not locked. Text is searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the PDF slides reviewed do have elements with alternative text.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three out of the eight PDFs reviewed have primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All eight PDFs reviewed passed the character-encoded accessibility checker test.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a mixture of page elements tagged on all eight PDFs. However, all eight PDFs have multimedia and form fields tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the table, list and headings passed the accessibility checker on at least three of the eight PDFs reviewed.
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: All the information is presented in a slideshow format and can be downloaded as PDFs. However, the reading order is not always logical. Charts and graphs are read last, and the information is not always conveyed in a way that makes sense. Numbers may be read separately from their corresponding labels, which can make it difficult to understand the data.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The read out loud feature does read black spaces. It does not always avoid the problematic elements.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At 250% zoom, all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read. The content maintains its clarity and readability without distortion or loss of quality, ensuring that everything remains accessible and visually clear at this zoom level. However, users will need to use the horizontal scroll bar to navigate across the page.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Images are positioned in areas that flow with the documents and are easy to find.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some information images do contain appropriate alt text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images that are used as titles. The only image title is the Statista logo and it contains the words beneath it.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Rich images are all graphs and charts. They do not contain alt text for the image, but there is a descriptive caption about the charts and graphs. There is also a link in the description that the user can click on to bring them to a more detailed explanation about what is represented in the graph or chart.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the PDFs passed this test. However, there are more charts and graphs than tables. Users also cannot tab from one row to another. They can only use the arrow keys to make their way through the tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: For the table headers reviewed, the navigation follows the order set up for screen readers, making it easy to navigate. However, the reading order is not intuitive, which may make it difficult to follow the content effectively.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents reviewed contained bookmarks, while others did not. Most of the documents that passed the accessibility checker’s bookmark test included bookmarks, except for one. However, not all documents with passed tests contained bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Documents with bookmarks do link to the correct sections.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Statista offers live webinars that are later posted as training recordings and product information sessions in the database's training section. These recordings are YouTube videos embedded within the database and include both closed-captioning and subtitle options, which can be toggled on and off.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Users can easily toggle closed captioning on and off from the video playbar at the bottom, just like in other YouTube videos. The placement and format are consistent and easy to find.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos reviewed were typo-free and grammatically correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Captions are at the bottom of the video above the playbar.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos reviewed have captions fully in-sync with the narrator who is speaking them.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Transcripts are available for each video on the Statista YouTube channel. However, they are not included with the videos in the Statista training section of their database. While users can still access the transcripts, they must take an extra step to locate them.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos provide a transcript on the YouTube channel, along with closed-captioning and subtitle options.
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: Videos do not have described video options or a text equivalent.
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: Videos do not have described video options or a text equivalent.
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 files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio files
eResource: Statista
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Statista
Institution: St. Clair
Score: B+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • 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 eight PDFs tested were not image only. The manual test was conducted and it passed the accessibility checker test.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All eight PDFs tested are not locked. Text is searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Some of the PDF slides reviewed do have elements with alternative text.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Three out of the eight PDFs reviewed have primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always All eight PDFs reviewed passed the character-encoded accessibility checker test.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes There is a mixture of page elements tagged on all eight PDFs. However, all eight PDFs have multimedia and form fields tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Some of the table, list and headings passed the accessibility checker on at least three of the eight PDFs reviewed.

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 All the information is presented in a slideshow format and can be downloaded as PDFs. However, the reading order is not always logical. Charts and graphs are read last, and the information is not always conveyed in a way that makes sense. Numbers may be read separately from their corresponding labels, which can make it difficult to understand the data.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes The read out loud feature does read black spaces. It does not always avoid the problematic elements.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always

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 At 250% zoom, all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read. The content maintains its clarity and readability without distortion or loss of quality, ensuring that everything remains accessible and visually clear at this zoom level. However, users will need to use the horizontal scroll bar to navigate across the page.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Images are positioned in areas that flow with the documents and are easy to find.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some information images do contain appropriate alt text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images that are used as titles. The only image title is the Statista logo and it contains the words beneath it.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Rich images are all graphs and charts. They do not contain alt text for the image, but there is a descriptive caption about the charts and graphs. There is also a link in the description that the user can click on to bring them to a more detailed explanation about what is represented in the graph or chart.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Some of the PDFs passed this test. However, there are more charts and graphs than tables. Users also cannot tab from one row to another. They can only use the arrow keys to make their way through the tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes For the table headers reviewed, the navigation follows the order set up for screen readers, making it easy to navigate. However, the reading order is not intuitive, which may make it difficult to follow the content effectively.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some documents reviewed contained bookmarks, while others did not. Most of the documents that passed the accessibility checker’s bookmark test included bookmarks, except for one. However, not all documents with passed tests contained bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always Documents with bookmarks do link to the correct sections.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always Statista offers live webinars that are later posted as training recordings and product information sessions in the database's training section. These recordings are YouTube videos embedded within the database and include both closed-captioning and subtitle options, which can be toggled on and off.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always Users can easily toggle closed captioning on and off from the video playbar at the bottom, just like in other YouTube videos. The placement and format are consistent and easy to find.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always All videos reviewed were typo-free and grammatically correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always Captions are at the bottom of the video above the playbar.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always All videos reviewed have captions fully in-sync with the narrator who is speaking them.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always Transcripts are available for each video on the Statista YouTube channel. However, they are not included with the videos in the Statista training section of their database. While users can still access the transcripts, they must take an extra step to locate them.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always All videos provide a transcript on the YouTube channel, along with closed-captioning and subtitle options.

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 Videos do not have described video options or a text equivalent.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Videos do not have described video options or a text equivalent.

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