Assessment for Career Cruising by Confederation - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: There are only Resume samples as PDFs and they are all searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The PDFs are extractable
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There aren't any images, so the accessibility checker claims failure in all areas.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no primary language specified in any of the documents I viewed
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tagged content says failed, but then there are tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Both failed on all documents reviewed
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:
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It sometimes doesn't pause between words, or it creates new words, especially if there is a hyphon
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images in the documents
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images present
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images present
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images present
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I can't use the tab function, but the reader reads the rows properly
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks in any of the PDFs
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: N/A since there are no bookmarks
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are accompanying transcripts, but nothing on the video itself.
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 captions
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The transcripts are error-free though
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They are all interview style, so there is nothing to describe, but there is a transcript underneath each 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Career Cruising
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Xello
Institution: Confederation
Score: C+

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Audio has transcripts

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Videos have audio descriptions/transcripts but not captions

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never There are only Resume samples as PDFs and they are all searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never The PDFs are extractable
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Not Applicable There aren't any images, so the accessibility checker claims failure in all areas.
Is primary language specified? Never There is no primary language specified in any of the documents I viewed
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Tagged content says failed, but then there are tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Both failed on all documents reviewed

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
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes It sometimes doesn't pause between words, or it creates new words, especially if there is a hyphon
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? Not Applicable There are no images in the documents

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images present
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images present
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images present

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes I can't use the tab function, but the reader reads the rows properly
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There are no bookmarks in any of the PDFs
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable N/A since there are no bookmarks

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Never There are accompanying transcripts, but nothing on the video itself.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No captions
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable The transcripts are error-free though
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No captions
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No captions
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No captions
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always

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? Sometimes They are all interview style, so there is nothing to describe, but there is a transcript underneath each 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? Always
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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