Assessment for Alt Health Watch by Mohawk - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: the majority were searchable and allowed you to extract content
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: I didn't come across any that fit the above description
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The majority were both searchable and extractable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Failed all documents checked
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Failed all documents checked
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Passed on all documents checked
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Overall documents checked received a fail rating however about half the documents checked did receive a pass status for tagged annotations
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All documents checked received a fail status for Lists and Tables
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: Does not read blank spaces as "Blank"
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: While images were sometimes in the upper corners the placement it was logical in respect to the context of the flow of the information being discussed in the article. In an article that is formated by two columns, the placement of images is limited.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: not able to find an example of the type of image described
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The only text read out was the text included as label (as part of a diagram) there was no context to describe the label in relation to the diagram in other words, just words without the descriptive relation as a whole.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Text was bookmark marked but it wasn't clear how the text bookmarked would be helpful. Bookmarked text was random and minimal.???

Question seemed ambiguous, what I was supposed to be looking for?
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Didn't seem to, when a large area of text was selected it didn't break it down to be easy to navigate.

Question seemed ambiguous, what I was supposed to be looking for?
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: only exception was a very old video from the 1970's
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: the placement was located near the bottom of the screen
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: for the most part they seemed to be, though sometimes the introductory segment of videos that did not show an individual speaking were not captioned.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Could not locate audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Could not locate audio files
eResource: Alt Health Watch
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Mohawk
Score: C

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never the majority were searchable and allowed you to extract content
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never I didn't come across any that fit the above description
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always The majority were both searchable and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never Failed all documents checked
Is primary language specified? Never Failed all documents checked
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always Passed on all documents checked
Are all page elements tagged? Never Overall documents checked received a fail rating however about half the documents checked did receive a pass status for tagged annotations
Are list and table structure correct? Never All documents checked received a fail status for Lists and Tables

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”? Always Does not read blank spaces as "Blank"
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? Sometimes While images were sometimes in the upper corners the placement it was logical in respect to the context of the flow of the information being discussed in the article. In an article that is formated by two columns, the placement of images is limited.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable not able to find an example of the type of image described
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The only text read out was the text included as label (as part of a diagram) there was no context to describe the label in relation to the diagram in other words, just words without the descriptive relation as a whole.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Text was bookmark marked but it wasn't clear how the text bookmarked would be helpful. Bookmarked text was random and minimal.??? Question seemed ambiguous, what I was supposed to be looking for?
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes Didn't seem to, when a large area of text was selected it didn't break it down to be easy to navigate. Question seemed ambiguous, what I was supposed to be looking for?

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always only exception was a very old video from the 1970's
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Sometimes
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always the placement was located near the bottom of the screen
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always for the most part they seemed to be, though sometimes the introductory segment of videos that did not show an individual speaking were not captioned.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always
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? Never
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Never

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Never Could not locate audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Never Could not locate audio files
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