Assessment for Vogue Archive by Fanshawe - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All of the text in the PDF is searchable and extractable; however, the majority of the PDFs include Vogue magazine images. Any text included in the images is not searchable and extractable (the image content cannot be copied).
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The magazine images are not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The magazine images are not searchable, but the magazine details are searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Figures alternate text, Nested alternate text, Associated with content, Hides annotation, and Other elements alternate text all failed for every report checked.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Character encoding passed for all reports checked.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tagged PDF, Tagged content and Tagged annotations failed consistently for all reports checked. Tagged multimedia and Tagged form fields often passed for all reports checked.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All Lists (List items and Lbl and LBody) and Tables ( Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity) sections consistently failed for all reports checked. Summary in the Tables section was skipped for all reports checked.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Using the up and down arrow keys sometimes caused the sections to be skipped.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No Alt text is available.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No Alt text is available.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No Alt text is available.
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: Some tables are read properly, others are read in a disjointed order.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
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: Could not locate video resources to assess.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate video resources to assess.
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: Could not locate video resources to assess.
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: Could not locate video resources to assess.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate audio files to assess.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Could not locate audio files to assess.
eResource: Vogue Archive
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes All of the text in the PDF is searchable and extractable; however, the majority of the PDFs include Vogue magazine images. Any text included in the images is not searchable and extractable (the image content cannot be copied).
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes The magazine images are not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes The magazine images are not searchable, but the magazine details are searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never Figures alternate text, Nested alternate text, Associated with content, Hides annotation, and Other elements alternate text all failed for every report checked.
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always Character encoding passed for all reports checked.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Tagged PDF, Tagged content and Tagged annotations failed consistently for all reports checked. Tagged multimedia and Tagged form fields often passed for all reports checked.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All Lists (List items and Lbl and LBody) and Tables ( Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity) sections consistently failed for all reports checked. Summary in the Tables section was skipped for all reports checked.

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? Sometimes Using the up and down arrow keys sometimes caused the sections to be skipped.

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? Never No Alt text is available.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never No Alt text is available.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never No Alt text is available.

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 Some tables are read properly, others are read in a disjointed order.

Additional Navigational Aids

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

Video Captions

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

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 Could not locate video resources to assess.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Could not locate video resources to assess.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable Could not locate audio files to assess.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable Could not locate audio files to assess.
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