Assessment for Humanities International by Mohawk - 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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:
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: The vast majority of the time there is no alternative text
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Alternative text is insufficient and failed in 5 sections
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Headings, rows, and very irregular in rich images such as graphs or charts
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Poorly laid out and insufficient for low vision users
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Failed in several areas including headings and appropriate nesting, as well as lack of appropriately labelled figures
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of the 5 video samples that I reviewed, 3 had closed captioning but it was very limited. As an example, the captions were visible when some people spoke in the video, while others were not captioned at all when they were clearly speaking.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: What was presented (although limited) was typo-free and grammatically correct.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the time the captions were not in sync with the spoken words - usually a lengthy delay
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 2 of the 5 videos had transcripts that accompanied the closed captioning
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 2 of the 5 videos provided transcripts, and it appears more recent videos provide both captions and transcripts
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 2 of the 5 videos provided described video
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
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: Humanities International
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Mohawk
Score: D

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? Always
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Never
Are list and table structure correct? Always

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? Never
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

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 The vast majority of the time there is no alternative text
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Alternative text is insufficient and failed in 5 sections
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Headings, rows, and very irregular in rich images such as graphs or charts

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Poorly laid out and insufficient for low vision users
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Failed in several areas including headings and appropriate nesting, as well as lack of appropriately labelled figures

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Not Applicable
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Of the 5 video samples that I reviewed, 3 had closed captioning but it was very limited. As an example, the captions were visible when some people spoke in the video, while others were not captioned at all when they were clearly speaking.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Sometimes What was presented (although limited) was typo-free and grammatically correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Sometimes Most of the time the captions were not in sync with the spoken words - usually a lengthy delay
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Sometimes 2 of the 5 videos had transcripts that accompanied the closed captioning
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Sometimes 2 of the 5 videos provided transcripts, and it appears more recent videos provide both captions and transcripts

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? Sometimes 2 of the 5 videos provided described video
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Always

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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