Assessment for Nursing & Allied Health by Northern - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Tested 6 pds.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/10 were unreadable by screen reader. 3/10 were secured.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All 10 PDF documents failed in five categories in the Alternative Text section: figures alternative text, nested alternative text, associated with content, hides annotation, other elements alternative text.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All 10 PDFS had no primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/10 PDFS failed to provide reliable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Every PDF had issues with not tagging page elements.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Every PDF had issues with list and table elements.
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: PDFS have issues with annotations. Charts may read incorrectly and create confusion.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It has some difficulty with blanks in charts.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Experienced an Adobe crash during testing for one document. Mostly stable for navigation.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 1/10 PDFS had issues scaling with a graphical chart.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images used in 10 PDFS.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No informational images found.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No title images found.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The level of textual alternative varies for charts and graphs.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 4/10 PDFS displayed bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When bookmarks were present (4 /10 PDFS) they linked to the correct sections.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
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: All videos appear to be open caption and transcripts will be displayed in real-time when hovering over the video.
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:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Did not find any videos that weren't captioned in a quick survey of 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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Described audio were not options in the videos and there was no physical descriptions of the 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:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Nursing & Allied Health
eResource Type:
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Northern
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never Tested 6 pds.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes 1/10 were unreadable by screen reader. 3/10 were secured.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All 10 PDF documents failed in five categories in the Alternative Text section: figures alternative text, nested alternative text, associated with content, hides annotation, other elements alternative text.
Is primary language specified? Never All 10 PDFS had no primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes 1/10 PDFS failed to provide reliable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged? Never Every PDF had issues with not tagging page elements.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Every PDF had issues with list and table elements.

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 PDFS have issues with annotations. Charts may read incorrectly and create confusion.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes It has some difficulty with blanks in charts.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes Experienced an Adobe crash during testing for one document. Mostly stable for navigation.

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 1/10 PDFS had issues scaling with a graphical chart.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable No images used in 10 PDFS.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No informational images found.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No title images found.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes The level of textual alternative varies for charts and graphs.

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? Never

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes 4/10 PDFS displayed bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always When bookmarks were present (4 /10 PDFS) they linked to the correct sections.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable All videos appear to be open caption and transcripts will be displayed in real-time when hovering over the video.
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? Always
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Did not find any videos that weren't captioned in a quick survey of videos.

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 Described audio were not options in the videos and there was no physical descriptions of the videos.
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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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