Assessment for Regs4Ships by Georgian - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.

Not all page elements on newer PDFs are compliant.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
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: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The controls were not consistent when navigating through documents. Older PDFs and scans were more problematic. The up and down keyboard keys scrolled downed the document rather than navigating through the document.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Newer PDFs and scans are fine. Older PDFs and scans are fuzzy and not easily read.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All prominent images were easy to find. However, IMO codes and regulation documents contain watermarks with the IMO logo which could be problematic.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs have bookmarks that display.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Regs4Ships
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: OneOcean
Institution: Georgian
Score: F

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Older PDFs and scans are not compliant. Not all page elements on newer PDFs are compliant.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.

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 Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Never
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Never The controls were not consistent when navigating through documents. Older PDFs and scans were more problematic. The up and down keyboard keys scrolled downed the document rather than navigating through the document.

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 Newer PDFs and scans are fine. Older PDFs and scans are fuzzy and not easily read.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Sometimes All prominent images were easy to find. However, IMO codes and regulation documents contain watermarks with the IMO logo which could be problematic.

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? Never

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 Older PDFs and scans are not compliant.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some PDFs have bookmarks that display.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable

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
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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