Assessment for CPS Full Access by McMaster University - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Can highlight text.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: PDF are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Primary Language is not specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Special characters are not encoded correctly. Some PDFs passed the Character Coding in the Accessibility checker, and other PDFs failed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs were not tagged.

Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tables and List structure were not correct, or they failed the PDF Accessibility Checker.
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: Some PDFs read left to right as expected. Other PDFs reads headings and different body of text blocks in random order.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: PDFs containing Calculations and Dosing formulas are an issue: the Read Out Load skips mathematical operators completely.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Informative images do not have alternative text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images used as titles
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Rich images do not have alternative text.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Anything that appears like it should be considered a Table was not tagged as a table.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Anything that appears like it should be considered a Table was not tagged as a table.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks used.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no bookmarks used.
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 are no audio clips.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio clips.
eResource: CPS Full Access
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
Institution: McMaster University
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 Can highlight text. no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never PDF are searchable and extractable. no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never There is no alternative text. no images
Is primary language specified? Never Primary Language is not specified. no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Special characters are not encoded correctly. Some PDFs passed the Character Coding in the Accessibility checker, and other PDFs failed. no images
Are all page elements tagged? Never PDFs were not tagged. no images
Are list and table structure correct? Never Tables and List structure were not correct, or they failed the PDF Accessibility Checker. no images

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 Some PDFs read left to right as expected. Other PDFs reads headings and different body of text blocks in random order. no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes PDFs containing Calculations and Dosing formulas are an issue: the Read Out Load skips mathematical operators completely. no images
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always no images

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 no images

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always no images

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Informative images do not have alternative text. no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images used as titles no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Rich images do not have alternative text. no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never Anything that appears like it should be considered a Table was not tagged as a table. no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never Anything that appears like it should be considered a Table was not tagged as a table. no images

Additional Navigational Aids

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

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images
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. no images
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable There are no videos. no images

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. no images
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. no images

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 clips. no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no audio clips. no images
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