Assessment for Pharmacy Technician's Letter Canada by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
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: I checked three pdfs that had graphics - most documents in the database are solely text. Of the three, two failed in the Associated with content category, and all three failed the Figures alternate text category. Even these graphic documents consist of mostly text - they are more charts than graphics.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I checked six different pdfs, from different eras. All of them failed the Primary Language test.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I checked six different pdfs, from different eras. All failed the Tagged content test, although five of six passed the Tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: There were two documents consisting of charts that the reader read as blank pages. In addition, in a third document consisting of a table, the read across the table from left to right, but if a box in the table contained information over two lines, the reader read the first line across all the tables, then the second line across all the tables.
For example, if you look at the provided image, the reader would reader the header as Product Adult Dose a Pediatric Dose a Cost b (and then) Class mcg/spray provided for each steroids mcg/spray provided for each steroids
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: The arrow keys didn't really work - you could move the page, but not the audio. But the keyboard shortcuts seemed to work.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There really aren't any images on these pdfs. They are very text heavy.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There really aren't any images on these pdfs. They are very text heavy.
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 lots of charts in this database, but they are all text-based - there is no chart of information sheet that I can find that isn't almost exclusively text.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Small sample size - only one table found, but the tab feature just moves down the page, not across, and in major jumps. The tables are read across and not down columns, but see please see the answer to the question below for more information on this.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: In the only table I could find, the screen reader read across the page, but line-by-line, so that if information was expressed on two lines, one over the other, the second part of the information wouldn't come up until the reader had read all the entries on the first line. See example with image above.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Half the documents examined had bookmarks. In every case where there was a bookmark present, the bookmark linked to the title at the top of the page.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
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 videos.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio clips.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio clips.
eResource: Pharmacy Technician's Letter Canada
eResource Type: eJournals
Vendor: Therapeutic Research Center
Institution: Centennial
Score: D+

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • No videos.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Always
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 I checked three pdfs that had graphics - most documents in the database are solely text. Of the three, two failed in the Associated with content category, and all three failed the Figures alternate text category. Even these graphic documents consist of mostly text - they are more charts than graphics.
Is primary language specified? Never I checked six different pdfs, from different eras. All of them failed the Primary Language test.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Never I checked six different pdfs, from different eras. All failed the Tagged content test, although five of six passed the Tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct? Always

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 There were two documents consisting of charts that the reader read as blank pages. In addition, in a third document consisting of a table, the read across the table from left to right, but if a box in the table contained information over two lines, the reader read the first line across all the tables, then the second line across all the tables. For example, if you look at the provided image, the reader would reader the header as Product Adult Dose a Pediatric Dose a Cost b (and then) Class mcg/spray provided for each steroids mcg/spray provided for each steroids
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 The arrow keys didn't really work - you could move the page, but not the audio. But the keyboard shortcuts seemed to work.

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? Not Applicable There really aren't any images on these pdfs. They are very text heavy.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There really aren't any images on these pdfs. They are very text heavy.
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 lots of charts in this database, but they are all text-based - there is no chart of information sheet that I can find that isn't almost exclusively text.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Small sample size - only one table found, but the tab feature just moves down the page, not across, and in major jumps. The tables are read across and not down columns, but see please see the answer to the question below for more information on this.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never In the only table I could find, the screen reader read across the page, but line-by-line, so that if information was expressed on two lines, one over the other, the second part of the information wouldn't come up until the reader had read all the entries on the first line. See example with image above.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Half the documents examined had bookmarks. In every case where there was a bookmark present, the bookmark linked to the title at the top of the page.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable No videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No videos.

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? Not Applicable No videos.
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 videos.

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