Assessment for Sage Skills: Business by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: One pdf extracted extracted the text in a non logical way - it drew a box instead of going line by line, almost like using a snipping tool rather than the traditional cut-and-past, but all documents examined were extractable
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The only note under List and Table Structure is that the summary is skipped.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Adobe Reader's Read Out Loud function did not work on all sampled PDFs. MicrosoftEdge was used as a successful substitute.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: MicrosoftEdge did not respond to up and down arrow keys to navigate through the document.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: This was an accidental click. All text is clear and readable when zoomed in.
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: MicrosoftEdge's Read Out Loud function skips over the image without describing it.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Logos were not read, just skipped over.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not always available
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tables are read left to right by row however readers are unable to tab through them.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tables not readable by screen readers.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Videos were found, all have captions.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All videos in samples have contained captions and trascripts.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: No described video but full transcripts are available.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, all transcripts are accurate to the video contents.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files available on this eResource
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files available on this eResource
eResource: Sage Skills: Business
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAGE
Institution: Centennial
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • PDFs are searchable and tagged

Weaknesses

  • Videos have captions and transcripts but not audio descriptions.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never One pdf extracted extracted the text in a non logical way - it drew a box instead of going line by line, almost like using a snipping tool rather than the traditional cut-and-past, but all documents examined were extractable
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always
Is primary language specified? Always
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Always
Are list and table structure correct? Always The only note under List and Table Structure is that the summary is skipped.

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? Always Adobe Reader's Read Out Loud function did not work on all sampled PDFs. MicrosoftEdge was used as a successful substitute.
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? Never MicrosoftEdge did not respond to up and down arrow keys to navigate through the document.

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 This was an accidental click. All text is clear and readable when zoomed in.

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 MicrosoftEdge's Read Out Loud function skips over the image without describing it.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Logos were not read, just skipped over.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Not always available

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Tables are read left to right by row however readers are unable to tab through them.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never Tables not readable by screen readers.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always Videos were found, all have captions.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
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? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All videos in samples have contained captions and trascripts.

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? Always No described video but full transcripts are available.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Always Yes, all transcripts are accurate to the video contents.

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 available on this eResource
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files available on this eResource
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