Assessment for Mitchell1 ProDemand, TruckSeries 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: Although none are locked, there are two pdfs that consist principally of charts. Those ones when you try to copy and paste the text, the text pastes as formulas rather than as the actual text as it appears in the chart.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I sampled ten pdfs. Eight were fully searchable. The remaining two consisted of charts. In one, only the footer was searchable. In the other, the header and footer were both searchable, as were the notes at the bottom of the document.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Seven out of ten pdfs failed the Figures alternate text. The other three passed.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three out of ten pdfs had specified Primary Language. The other seven failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Only one of the ten pdfs checked failed the reliable character encoding test.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All Lists passed the test. Three documents had issues with tables. In all three cases, they failed the Regularity test. In addition, one of the documents failed the Headers test. The other seven pdfs all passed the check.
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: Some of the pdfs read perfectly. There were pdfs with tables where the ROL function read straight down the column instead of across, and others where it read across the table. There was a pdf with a diagram of a tire across the page where it read across the top line of different points, and then jumped from the points surrounding the tire to reading the text on the tire (see attached file), which was very confusing. In this example, it also didn't read the header and started in on the first line below the title. There were other charts where it seemed to be reading text that wasn't there - probably relating to the formulas mentioned in the previous section when discussing extractable pdfs. There were diagrams where it read the word FRONT which was written vertically as F-R-O-N-T and then didn't read any of the other text associated with the diagram.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I didn't find any instances of alt text on images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I didn't see any instances of alt text for rich images.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Some tables read properly, but most read down columns, or seemingly read formulas on columns instead of numbers.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Some tables read properly, but most read down columns, or seemingly read formulas on columns instead of numbers.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were no bookmarks in any of the ten pdfs that I examined.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: 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: There is a CC prompt at the bottom of the page. All videos are posted on YouTube and seem to have used YouTube to generate captions for their videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They are mostly typo-free and grammatically correct. I did find one instance where they captioned Sure Track as sh track.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no transcripts provided.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All videos have 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: There is no described video.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
eResource: Mitchell1 ProDemand, TruckSeries
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Mitchell1
Institution: Centennial
Score: D+

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Most pdfs are searchable and tagged, but there are exceptions as noted above.
  • 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 Although none are locked, there are two pdfs that consist principally of charts. Those ones when you try to copy and paste the text, the text pastes as formulas rather than as the actual text as it appears in the chart.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes I sampled ten pdfs. Eight were fully searchable. The remaining two consisted of charts. In one, only the footer was searchable. In the other, the header and footer were both searchable, as were the notes at the bottom of the document.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Seven out of ten pdfs failed the Figures alternate text. The other three passed.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Three out of ten pdfs had specified Primary Language. The other seven failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Only one of the ten pdfs checked failed the reliable character encoding test.
Are all page elements tagged? Always
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes All Lists passed the test. Three documents had issues with tables. In all three cases, they failed the Regularity test. In addition, one of the documents failed the Headers test. The other seven pdfs all passed the check.

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 Some of the pdfs read perfectly. There were pdfs with tables where the ROL function read straight down the column instead of across, and others where it read across the table. There was a pdf with a diagram of a tire across the page where it read across the top line of different points, and then jumped from the points surrounding the tire to reading the text on the tire (see attached file), which was very confusing. In this example, it also didn't read the header and started in on the first line below the title. There were other charts where it seemed to be reading text that wasn't there - probably relating to the formulas mentioned in the previous section when discussing extractable pdfs. There were diagrams where it read the word FRONT which was written vertically as F-R-O-N-T and then didn't read any of the other text associated with the diagram.
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? Never I didn't find any instances of alt text on images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There were no images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never I didn't see any instances of alt text for rich images.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Some tables read properly, but most read down columns, or seemingly read formulas on columns instead of numbers.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never Some tables read properly, but most read down columns, or seemingly read formulas on columns instead of numbers.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There were no bookmarks in any of the ten pdfs that I examined.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable 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 There is a CC prompt at the bottom of the page. All videos are posted on YouTube and seem to have used YouTube to generate captions for their videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Sometimes They are mostly typo-free and grammatically correct. I did find one instance where they captioned Sure Track as sh track.
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? Never There are no transcripts provided.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All videos have 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 There is no described video.
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? Not Applicable No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files.
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