Assessment for American Welding Society (AWS) by Conestoga - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: PDFs are not downloadable. They open in the browser and are essentially image-only because the content in them cannot be accessed by screen readers. However, it is possible to extract some text by drawing a box around it with the cursor and using CTRL+C to copy.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes: The PDFs are locked in the sense that they are not downloadable and screen readers cannot access the content.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The PDFs are not searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable. When opening them in the browser, alternative descriptions are not available.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable, so there is no way to check if Primary Language is specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable, so there is no way to check if reliable character encoding is provided.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It is unclear if there are any tags because the PDFs are not downloadable. When opening them in the browser there is no tagging structure available.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Text becomes pixelated.
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: There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no bookmarks.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are 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: There are 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: There are no videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are 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: There are 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: There are no videos.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no audio.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There is no audio.
eResource: American Welding Society (AWS)
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: American Welding Society (AWS)
Institution: Conestoga
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are not searchable and not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes PDFs are not downloadable. They open in the browser and are essentially image-only because the content in them cannot be accessed by screen readers. However, it is possible to extract some text by drawing a box around it with the cursor and using CTRL+C to copy.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Always The PDFs are locked in the sense that they are not downloadable and screen readers cannot access the content.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Never The PDFs are not searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never The PDFs are not downloadable. When opening them in the browser, alternative descriptions are not available.
Is primary language specified? Not Applicable The PDFs are not downloadable, so there is no way to check if Primary Language is specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Not Applicable The PDFs are not downloadable, so there is no way to check if reliable character encoding is provided.
Are all page elements tagged? Never It is unclear if there are any tags because the PDFs are not downloadable. When opening them in the browser there is no tagging structure available.
Are list and table structure correct? Never PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.

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? Not Applicable The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Not Applicable The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Not Applicable The PDFs are not downloadable and cannot be accessed by screen readers when opened in the browser.

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Never Text becomes pixelated.

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 There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternative text or textual alternatives for images.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never PDFs are not downloadable and tables are image-only when the PDFs are opened in the browser.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There are no bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable There are no bookmarks.

Video Captions

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