Assessment for Canadian Points of View by St. Clair - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: None of the PDF’s sampled are image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: PDF’s are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All elements have alternative text except for figures on all five PDF documents sampled.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All page elements are tagged. However, tagged content and tagged pdf failed initially when conducting the accessibility check. Though, when running the autotag document option, and redoing the accessibility check – all elements are pass and are tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Clarity for all elements is preserved at 250%.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There were two images in the five PDF documents sampled. All five documents consisted of two columns and the pictures were at the top of the right column—equally spaced around the wording and accompanied caption.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Informational images do not contain alt text. However, some informational images have captions provided, though does not contain a description of the image.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text for images in the PDF documents. However, on graph images the text will be read—but no alternative text is offered.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text that describes what is displayed in graphs or diagrams.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All PDF documents sampled have bookmarks, except for graphs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All bookmarks go to the correct section. Though, if the bookmarks are located in the same area, the bookmarks will not move when clicked.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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 is no closed caption option available for the videos in this database.
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 is no closed caption option available for the videos in this database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: None of the videos have captions.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: However, there is a description that explains the events surrounding the video clips and an image shot list.
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: The videos contain an abstract entry that describes the event surrounding the video. There is a descriptive shot list for each frame in the video with the length of video time and source.
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:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
eResource: Canadian Points of View
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: St. Clair
Score: D+

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Not Applicable None of the PDF’s sampled are image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never PDF’s are not locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes All elements have alternative text except for figures on all five PDF documents sampled.
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Always All page elements are tagged. However, tagged content and tagged pdf failed initially when conducting the accessibility check. Though, when running the autotag document option, and redoing the accessibility check – all elements are pass and are tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Always

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
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 Clarity for all elements is preserved at 250%.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always There were two images in the five PDF documents sampled. All five documents consisted of two columns and the pictures were at the top of the right column—equally spaced around the wording and accompanied caption.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Informational images do not contain alt text. However, some informational images have captions provided, though does not contain a description of the image.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternative text for images in the PDF documents. However, on graph images the text will be read—but no alternative text is offered.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternative text that describes what is displayed in graphs or diagrams.

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? Always All PDF documents sampled have bookmarks, except for graphs.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always All bookmarks go to the correct section. Though, if the bookmarks are located in the same area, the bookmarks will not move when clicked.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Never
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable There is no closed caption option available for the videos in this database.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable There is no closed caption option available for the videos in this database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No captions.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable None of the videos have captions.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never However, there is a description that explains the events surrounding the video clips and an image shot list.

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 The videos contain an abstract entry that describes the event surrounding the video. There is a descriptive shot list for each frame in the video with the length of video time and source.
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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Never
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