Assessment for SAE Journals 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/3 of documents checked had alternative text provided. 2/3 did not.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All 3 articles failed to provide primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: 3/3 documents had "Character encoding - Passed" in their reports
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/3 documents had all elements tagged. 2/3 did not.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/3 documents passed. 2/3 failed.
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: One PDF document could not be read using "Read Out Loud". 2/3 documents were read using the Read Out Loud function in a logical way with logical order preserved.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Problematic elements avoided in 2/3 documents.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Keys did not work to navigate document and adjust playback.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/3 documents had blurry text at 250% zoom. 2/3 documents were clear and easy to read.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Images in documents did not have alt text and were skipped by the reader.
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 were present in sample PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Graphs in documents did not have alt text and were skipped by the reader.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Could not navigate tables with a screen reader
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks displayed.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: YouTube captions available.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes. Captions provided by YouTube.
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: Transcript provided by YouTube.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All videos evaluated had captions.
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:
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 text equivalent provided.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio clips were located in the database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio clips were located in the database.
eResource: SAE Journals
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAE
Institution: Centennial
Score: D

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
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes 1/3 of documents checked had alternative text provided. 2/3 did not.
Is primary language specified? Never All 3 articles failed to provide primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always 3/3 documents had "Character encoding - Passed" in their reports
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes 1/3 documents had all elements tagged. 2/3 did not.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes 1/3 documents passed. 2/3 failed.

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 One PDF document could not be read using "Read Out Loud". 2/3 documents were read using the Read Out Loud function in a logical way with logical order preserved.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Problematic elements avoided in 2/3 documents.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Never Keys did not work to navigate document and adjust playback.

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 1/3 documents had blurry text at 250% zoom. 2/3 documents were clear and easy to read.

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? Never Images in documents did not have alt text and were skipped by the reader.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images used as titles were present in sample PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Graphs in documents did not have alt text and were skipped by the reader.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never Could not navigate tables with a screen reader

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks displayed.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always YouTube captions available.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always Yes. Captions provided by YouTube.
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 Transcript provided by YouTube.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All videos evaluated had captions.

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
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 text equivalent provided.

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