Assessment for ProQuest One Business by Algonquin - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Only one of the 15 PDFs tested was image only and this article was published in 1980.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:

Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All of the PDFs tested had searchable text.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All of the PDFs tested failed the alternate text section of the Accessibility Checker.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the PDFs tested had a specified primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: About half of the PDFs tested had proper character encoding for text and multimedia.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some page elements are tagged in certain PDFs; however, the tagging is inconsistent and varies from one PDF to another.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No lists or tables were properly tagged in any of the PDFs tested.
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: Sometimes. Many older PDFs do not support the Read Out Loud function at all. In cases where the feature does work, it generally reads the PDF content in the correct order and, when multiple languages are present, switches smoothly between them. However, the function often cannot read tables or images and skips them entirely.
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:
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:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: None of the images within any of the PDFs had Alt text, images of graphs or tables did contain a text description underneath highlighting the referenced information or studies findings.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: None of the PDFs tested had images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: None of the images within any of the PDFs had Alt text, but many did contain a text description underneath.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tables are often images within the document and not true tables. those that are true tables cannot be tabbed through, but they are read row-by-row with the read aloud feature.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Adobe Accessibility Checker did not detect any tags applied to any of the tables embedded within the tested PDFs. As a result, users are unable to navigate the tables easily. The screen reader often skips content within the tables or reads the information out of order, making it difficult for users who rely solely on a screen reader to understand the information presented.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the PDFs tested displayed bookmarks in the panel.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the PDFs used bookmark tags.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: all the videos reviewed had close caption options available and a transcript featured on the righthand side of the resource page.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: A closed caption option is located on the video controls bar alongside the play/pause, and skip buttons. It used the common cc icon and has alt text to indicate whether it is selected or not.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All captions are placed in the bottom center of the displayed video, this can sometimes block content being show.
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: All videos have transcripts automatically provided on the right hand side of resource page.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Every video tested had both transcripts and captions available.
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 was no described video option, but transcripts are automatically provided on the right-hand side of every video resource page.
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: There is no described video option available.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the videos offer a text transcript through a 'full text' tab on the resource page.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When a video transcript is available it captures the content of the audio resource.
eResource: One Business
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Algonquin
Score: C

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Videos have captions and audio descriptions/transcripts

Weaknesses

  • Some audio has transcripts
  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never Only one of the 15 PDFs tested was image only and this article was published in 1980.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always All of the PDFs tested had searchable text.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All of the PDFs tested failed the alternate text section of the Accessibility Checker.
Is primary language specified? Never None of the PDFs tested had a specified primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes About half of the PDFs tested had proper character encoding for text and multimedia.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Some page elements are tagged in certain PDFs; however, the tagging is inconsistent and varies from one PDF to another.
Are list and table structure correct? Never No lists or tables were properly tagged in any of the PDFs tested.

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 Sometimes. Many older PDFs do not support the Read Out Loud function at all. In cases where the feature does work, it generally reads the PDF content in the correct order and, when multiple languages are present, switches smoothly between them. However, the function often cannot read tables or images and skips them entirely.
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

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

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes None of the images within any of the PDFs had Alt text, images of graphs or tables did contain a text description underneath highlighting the referenced information or studies findings.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable None of the PDFs tested had images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes None of the images within any of the PDFs had Alt text, but many did contain a text description underneath.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Tables are often images within the document and not true tables. those that are true tables cannot be tabbed through, but they are read row-by-row with the read aloud feature.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes The Adobe Accessibility Checker did not detect any tags applied to any of the tables embedded within the tested PDFs. As a result, users are unable to navigate the tables easily. The screen reader often skips content within the tables or reads the information out of order, making it difficult for users who rely solely on a screen reader to understand the information presented.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never None of the PDFs tested displayed bookmarks in the panel.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never None of the PDFs used bookmark tags.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always all the videos reviewed had close caption options available and a transcript featured on the righthand side of the resource page.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always A closed caption option is located on the video controls bar alongside the play/pause, and skip buttons. It used the common cc icon and has alt text to indicate whether it is selected or not.
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? Sometimes All captions are placed in the bottom center of the displayed video, this can sometimes block content being show.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always All videos have transcripts automatically provided on the right hand side of resource page.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Every video tested had both transcripts and captions available.

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 was no described video option, but transcripts are automatically provided on the right-hand side of every video resource page.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable There is no described video option available.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Sometimes Some of the videos offer a text transcript through a 'full text' tab on the resource page.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always When a video transcript is available it captures the content of the audio resource.
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