Assessment for SAE standards by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I looked at ten records and two were image-only. The two were odd in that they both had an Aerospace Recommended Practice introductory sheet at the beginning of the document which wasn't an image - it could be searched, highlighted and copied - but the rest of the document couldn't. As far as I can determine, pdfs with the Product Code starting ARP are like this. This is not definitive, but it's the only commonality that I've found between the two non-searchable ones and the rest of the pdfs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I looked at ten records and two were not searchable. The two were odd in that they both had an Aerospace Recommended Practice introductory sheet at the beginning of the document which wasn't an image - it could be searched, highlighted and copied - but the rest of the document couldn't. As far as I can determine, pdfs with the Product Code starting ARP are like this. This is not definitive, but it's the only commonality that I've found between the two non-searchable ones and the rest of the pdfs.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I looked at five documents. All five failed in the Figures Alternate Text category, while two failed every alternate text category.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 3 of 5 documents had the primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of the five documents examined, the results are all over the place. All five had received passes on some elements and fails on others. The only element that they all passed was tagged multimedia. Otherwise, they all had some passes and fails.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of five documents examined, three passed every category, two failed every category.
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: There are parts of documents, and entire documents, where they read much of the text as blank page. Others seem to read correctly.
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: These documents are all text-heavy - very few images.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I could only find one image in the documents that I viewed, and there was no alternate text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The logo is the big one in these documents, and there is no alt text for it.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text usually just names the figure with a code, or references the source of the diagram seemingly referring to the location on the originating computer's C: drive. I found at least one formula that is contained as an image and the screen reader didn't read it at all. Some images have no alt text.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Only one of the documents examined had a table, but it operated in the correct way.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some bookmarks take you to the exact heading that you clicked on, while others take you to the page that the heading is contained in, but then you have to search through the page for the desired section.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
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: No videos.
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 videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos.
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: No 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: No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: SAE standards
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: SAE
Institution: Centennial
Score: D+

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes I looked at ten records and two were image-only. The two were odd in that they both had an Aerospace Recommended Practice introductory sheet at the beginning of the document which wasn't an image - it could be searched, highlighted and copied - but the rest of the document couldn't. As far as I can determine, pdfs with the Product Code starting ARP are like this. This is not definitive, but it's the only commonality that I've found between the two non-searchable ones and the rest of the pdfs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes I looked at ten records and two were not searchable. The two were odd in that they both had an Aerospace Recommended Practice introductory sheet at the beginning of the document which wasn't an image - it could be searched, highlighted and copied - but the rest of the document couldn't. As far as I can determine, pdfs with the Product Code starting ARP are like this. This is not definitive, but it's the only commonality that I've found between the two non-searchable ones and the rest of the pdfs.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes I looked at five documents. All five failed in the Figures Alternate Text category, while two failed every alternate text category.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes 3 of 5 documents had the primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Of the five documents examined, the results are all over the place. All five had received passes on some elements and fails on others. The only element that they all passed was tagged multimedia. Otherwise, they all had some passes and fails.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Of five documents examined, three passed every category, two failed every category.

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 There are parts of documents, and entire documents, where they read much of the text as blank page. Others seem to read correctly.
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 These documents are all text-heavy - very few images.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never I could only find one image in the documents that I viewed, and there was no alternate text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The logo is the big one in these documents, and there is no alt text for it.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text usually just names the figure with a code, or references the source of the diagram seemingly referring to the location on the originating computer's C: drive. I found at least one formula that is contained as an image and the screen reader didn't read it at all. Some images have no alt text.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always Only one of the documents examined had a table, but it operated in the correct way.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes Some bookmarks take you to the exact heading that you clicked on, while others take you to the page that the heading is contained in, but then you have to search through the page for the desired section.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable No videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No videos.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No videos.
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 No 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 No audio files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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