Assessment for eBook Collection by Mohawk - 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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All samples failed.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All samples failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were instances of some elements passings, although they did not seem to be present in the samples. Otherwise, all elements failed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All samples 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: There were instances of the flow of reading main text was disrupted by footnotes, and by headings not being appropriately nestled.
There were instances of images disrupting reading of text. In one instance an image caused the screen reader to read columns straight across instead of up and down. In another instance, the flow was interrupted by announcing captions of images.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There was instance of an image of text being used in place of text (math formula). The screen reader skipped over this image, and there was not alt-text. This was prevalent throughout whole sample of an eBook. See image attached.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances of blurry images. This was true throughout entire sample of an eBook. See image attached.
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: There were instances of informative images that had no alt-text or appropriate textual alternative. See image attached. This was true throughout entire sample of an eBook which contained many images. See image attached.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There was an instance of an image used as a title of a chapter that did not have alt-text or appropriate textual alternative. See image attached. 'Comic Sans' was the image used as text.

Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances of rich images that had neither alt text or appropriate textual alternative. Image 1 is a graph. In the text, readers are told to refer to graph for information, and there is no alt-text. In image 2, an image is used for a table, therefore not readable by a screen reader. There is not alt-text and no appropriate textual alternative.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I could not tab through tables and they failed check for tagged rows, headers and in one instance, regularity
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Since table headers were not tagged, I could not test.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All samples failed.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All samples failed.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
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: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
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: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
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: Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
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: eBook Collection
eResource Type: eBooks
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Mohawk
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

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? Never All samples failed.
Is primary language specified? Never All samples failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Never There were instances of some elements passings, although they did not seem to be present in the samples. Otherwise, all elements failed.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All samples 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 There were instances of the flow of reading main text was disrupted by footnotes, and by headings not being appropriately nestled. There were instances of images disrupting reading of text. In one instance an image caused the screen reader to read columns straight across instead of up and down. In another instance, the flow was interrupted by announcing captions of images.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes There was instance of an image of text being used in place of text (math formula). The screen reader skipped over this image, and there was not alt-text. This was prevalent throughout whole sample of an eBook. See image attached.
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? Sometimes There were instances of blurry images. This was true throughout entire sample of an eBook. See image attached.

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 There were instances of informative images that had no alt-text or appropriate textual alternative. See image attached. This was true throughout entire sample of an eBook which contained many images. See image attached.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There was an instance of an image used as a title of a chapter that did not have alt-text or appropriate textual alternative. See image attached. 'Comic Sans' was the image used as text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There were instances of rich images that had neither alt text or appropriate textual alternative. Image 1 is a graph. In the text, readers are told to refer to graph for information, and there is no alt-text. In image 2, an image is used for a table, therefore not readable by a screen reader. There is not alt-text and no appropriate textual alternative.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never I could not tab through tables and they failed check for tagged rows, headers and in one instance, regularity
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable Since table headers were not tagged, I could not test.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never All samples failed.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never All samples failed.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.

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 Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Although there are videos that are included in the reults, they lead to another database.

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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