Assessment for Culturegrams by Sheridan - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: This PDF is searchable and not image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: It is not selected. The user would have to go in and add this to make this even more accessible.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: It passed this test in the accessibility checker
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Only tagged content and tab order failed the test but tagged multimedia, annotations, and form fields passed so I would say some of this document is tagged, but then again the only PDF I could really find to do this test is a map.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: This is just a map of a country. Not much PDF content to choose from.
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:
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: This is a tricky one. Again much of the PDF content in this database is maps and so this is one big image with different places marked on the map.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a turn on close captions button on some of the videos that aren't in English but I couldn't get any captions to appear so I am going to say sometimes as there is this button but maybe they weren't displaying properly for me.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a button to turn on captions, particularly for videos in other languages but it wasn't working for me. There is a transcript provided which you can download into multiple languages.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No functioning captions for most videos
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No functioning captions
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The videos that had a closed captioning button weren't working for me.
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: 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: 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: It has read aloud options for audio built in to the database and it's reading the content on the page accurately.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Culturegrams
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Sheridan
Score: A-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never This PDF is searchable and not image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always
Is primary language specified? Never It is not selected. The user would have to go in and add this to make this even more accessible.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always It passed this test in the accessibility checker
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Only tagged content and tab order failed the test but tagged multimedia, annotations, and form fields passed so I would say some of this document is tagged, but then again the only PDF I could really find to do this test is a map.
Are list and table structure correct? Not Applicable This is just a map of a country. Not much PDF content to choose from.

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

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes This is a tricky one. Again much of the PDF content in this database is maps and so this is one big image with different places marked on the map.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes There is a turn on close captions button on some of the videos that aren't in English but I couldn't get any captions to appear so I am going to say sometimes as there is this button but maybe they weren't displaying properly for me.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Sometimes There is a button to turn on captions, particularly for videos in other languages but it wasn't working for me. There is a transcript provided which you can download into multiple languages.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No functioning captions for most videos
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No functioning captions
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable The videos that had a closed captioning button weren't working for me.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable
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? 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? Always It has read aloud options for audio built in to the database and it's reading the content on the page accurately.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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