Assessment for Statista by Fanshawe - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some available PDFs are image-only, others are extractable. Of the 5 random PDFs sampled, 1 was not extractable nor searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Of the 5 PDFs sampled, one was image-only (not searchable, not extractable) and none were "secured" (searchable, not extractable).
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of the 5 PDFs sampled, 4 were fully searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Figures alternate text, Nested alternate text, Associated with content, Hides annotation, and Other elements alternate text all failed for every report checked.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Character encoding passed for all reports checked.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tagged PDF and Tagged content failed consistently for all reports checked. Tagged annotations, Tagged multimedia and Tagged form fields often passed for all reports checked.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All Lists (List items and Lbl and LBody) and Tables ( Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity) sections consistently failed for all reports checked. Summary in the Tables section was skipped for all reports checked.
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: While generally good, there are a few cases in more complex formatting structures (such as infographics) where the text is read aloud in a questionable order.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The fully-searchable PDFs are clear when zoomed to 250%. However, the image-only PDFs get blurry (though still readable).
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are some instances of images placed in corners.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some graphs contain textual equivalents of data (seen in bar graphs for example), but others do not.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some tables are read properly, others are read in a disjointed manner
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs, such as annual reports, do have bookmarks. Many PDFs do not have bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The ones that do have bookmarks are linked properly.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Out of the 3 videos sampled, only 1 had captions.
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 process is straightforward when the captions are available.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: I was unable to locate any audio-only files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Statista
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Statista
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Some available PDFs are image-only, others are extractable. Of the 5 random PDFs sampled, 1 was not extractable nor searchable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never Of the 5 PDFs sampled, one was image-only (not searchable, not extractable) and none were "secured" (searchable, not extractable).
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Of the 5 PDFs sampled, 4 were fully searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never Figures alternate text, Nested alternate text, Associated with content, Hides annotation, and Other elements alternate text all failed for every report checked.
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always Character encoding passed for all reports checked.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Tagged PDF and Tagged content failed consistently for all reports checked. Tagged annotations, Tagged multimedia and Tagged form fields often passed for all reports checked.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All Lists (List items and Lbl and LBody) and Tables ( Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity) sections consistently failed for all reports checked. Summary in the Tables section was skipped for all reports checked.

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 While generally good, there are a few cases in more complex formatting structures (such as infographics) where the text is read aloud in a questionable order.
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? Sometimes The fully-searchable PDFs are clear when zoomed to 250%. However, the image-only PDFs get blurry (though still readable).

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Sometimes There are some instances of images placed in corners.

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? Never
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some graphs contain textual equivalents of data (seen in bar graphs for example), but others do not.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Some tables are read properly, others are read in a disjointed manner

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some PDFs, such as annual reports, do have bookmarks. Many PDFs do not have bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always The ones that do have bookmarks are linked properly.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Out of the 3 videos sampled, only 1 had captions.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always The process is straightforward when the captions are available.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never I was unable to find transcripts for the videos sampled.

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? Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable I was unable to locate any audio-only files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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