Assessment for Professional Development Collection by Conestoga - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I reviewed 10 PDFs. 3 of them were not searchable or extractable. They were older articles from 1978, 1991, and 1997.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The PDFs that weren't image only (7/10 of them) were not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 3/10 PDFs were image-only.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 3/10 PDFs had realiable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The reading order is not set correctly, so it often jumps around between text in paragraphs, boxes, and tables in an illogical way.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDFs are not structured, so there are problematic elements read out (e.g., one article read a string of numbers in a different language from the rest of the text).
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: Some images and text (especially in the older articles) become pixelated at 200%.
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:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 4/10 PDFs had bookmarks in the bookmarks panel.
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.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio.
eResource: Professional Development Collection
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Conestoga
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • 7/10 PDFs searchable but not tagged. The rest were image-only.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes I reviewed 10 PDFs. 3 of them were not searchable or extractable. They were older articles from 1978, 1991, and 1997.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never The PDFs that weren't image only (7/10 of them) were not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes 3/10 PDFs were image-only.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes 3/10 PDFs had realiable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged? Never
Are list and table structure correct? Never

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? Never The reading order is not set correctly, so it often jumps around between text in paragraphs, boxes, and tables in an illogical way.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes The PDFs are not structured, so there are problematic elements read out (e.g., one article read a string of numbers in a different language from the rest of the text).
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 Some images and text (especially in the older articles) become pixelated at 200%.

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
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never

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

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes 4/10 PDFs had bookmarks in the bookmarks panel.
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.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio.
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