Assessment for Small Engine Repair Reference Center by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Checked 9 pdfs, two were not searchable. Those two were extractable, but you could only select the text as a box as in a clipping tool, rather than select it by line as one would normally expect. See images for examples.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Two of the PDFs were not searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two of the nine sampled PDFs were not searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Every PDF failed the test.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Primary Language was never specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In 8 of the 9 PDFs tested, character encoding passed. It failed on the ninth.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All PDFs failed the Tagged content test, but passed the Tagged annotations and Tagged media tests.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All PDFs failed all aspects on the Lists and Tables tab.
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: I had some documents that did. I had two documents that read every page as a blank page. And I had one document where it just read the text on the images and the copyright notice and skipped all the other text.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No informative images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I can't find any alt text or appropriate textual alternatives in these documents.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some tables read across while other tables read down columns.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some tables read across while other tables read down columns.
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: No bookmarks.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: 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: 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: No videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: 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: 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: No videos.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
eResource: Small Engine Repair Reference Center
eResource Type:
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Centennial
Score: D-

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • No audio files.
  • Some PDFs are searchable and all PDFs are somewhat tagged.
  • No videos.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Checked 9 pdfs, two were not searchable. Those two were extractable, but you could only select the text as a box as in a clipping tool, rather than select it by line as one would normally expect. See images for examples.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never Two of the PDFs were not searchable. no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Two of the nine sampled PDFs were not searchable. no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never Every PDF failed the test. no images
Is primary language specified? Never Primary Language was never specified. no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes In 8 of the 9 PDFs tested, character encoding passed. It failed on the ninth. no images
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All PDFs failed the Tagged content test, but passed the Tagged annotations and Tagged media tests. no images
Are list and table structure correct? Never All PDFs failed all aspects on the Lists and Tables tab. 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 I had some documents that did. I had two documents that read every page as a blank page. And I had one document where it just read the text on the images and the copyright notice and skipped all the other text. 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? Not Applicable No informative images. no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images used as titles. no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never I can't find any alt text or appropriate textual alternatives in these documents. no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Some tables read across while other tables read down columns. no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Some tables read across while other tables read down columns. no images

Additional Navigational Aids

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

Video Captions

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