Assessment for Visible Body Web Suite 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: No alternative descriptions are provided.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The primary language failed in the Accessibility Checker.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDFs are not tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Tables and List structure were not correct, and 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: 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 contain alt text or alternative.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Images are not used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Rich images do not contain alt text or alternative.
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: Bookmarks are not used.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Bookmarks are not used.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: If captions are not available, it is because the video has no spoken words (ie. Silent video or music background only).
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The database uses the YouTube platform for videos. CC button is in same position and uses the same icon in every video. It is accessible by mouse or keyboard.

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: If the user opens the video in the YouTube platform, then a transcript is available.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: When videos did not have CC, they were silent, so transcripts were unnecessary.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no option for described video or text equivalent available.
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 described 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: Visible Body Web Suite
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Visible Body
Institution: McMaster University
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

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

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 No alternative descriptions are provided. no images
Is primary language specified? Never The primary language failed in the Accessibility Checker. no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always no images
Are all page elements tagged? Never PDFs are not tagged. no images
Are list and table structure correct? Never Tables and List structure were not correct, and 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? Always no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always 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 contain alt text or alternative. no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable Images are not used as titles. no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Rich images do not contain alt text or alternative. 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 Bookmarks are not used. no images
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable Bookmarks are not used. no images

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always If captions are not available, it is because the video has no spoken words (ie. Silent video or music background only). no images
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always The database uses the YouTube platform for videos. CC button is in same position and uses the same icon in every video. It is accessible by mouse or keyboard. no images
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always no images
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always no images
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always no images
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always If the user opens the video in the YouTube platform, then a transcript is available. no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable When videos did not have CC, they were silent, so transcripts were unnecessary. 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? Never There is no option for described video or text equivalent available. 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 described 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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