Assessment for PsychiatryOnline by St. Clair - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All PDF’s reviewed are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All PDF’s sampled remained unlocked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All 5 PDFs sampled are searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All 5 PDFs sampled failed the alt text section of the accessibility test. When setting the alt text manually, and redoing the test, it still reports as failed.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The primary language is not specified in any of the PDF files sampled. However, all documents are in English.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Character encoding passed on 3 of the 5 documents reviewed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The tagged form fields, field descriptions, and tagged multimedia passed for all 5 PDFs sampled. Tagged annotations passed for 2 documents but failed for the other three. Tagged PDF and tagged content failed for all 5 documents. Though, after auto-tagging the document, all 5 PDFs passed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All tested areas for the tables and lists sections failed the accessibility checker test with the exception of summary, which is skipped. However, after auto-tagging mostly all areas in the tables and list sections pass with the exception of summery (which is still skipped). Though, in one document the header still failed.
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: The Read aloud function reads articles from top to bottom and left to right. However, for some articles the read aloud function reads at a very slow pace and one word at a time with a pause in between. It is not natural sounding.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Read aloud function did not read any blank spaces.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Arrow keys can be used to navigate through the document and playback sections. However, some documents highlight one word at a time, meaning that the user has to navigate each word in the document individually rather than by sentence or line.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All text, images and tables are clear and easy to read. Though, at the 250% the text does get cut off and a horizontal bar will need to use to adjust the reading of the document.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images are incorporated into the documents and follow the flow of the text.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The Read aloud function does not read tables in Acrobat. However, if the user views the document using Microsoft Edge it does read the table, but not always in a logical order. Instead of reading row by row, it will read line by line.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The Read aloud function does not read tables.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All 5 PDFs sampled have bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Bookmark links go to the correct sections in each document reviewed.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Database does not have any 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: Database does not have any 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: Database does not have any videos.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Database does not have any videos.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Database does not have any videos.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Database does not have any videos. But there are podcast episodes that do not contain transcripts, only detailed descriptions.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Database does not have any videos. But there are podcast episodes that do not contain transcripts, only detailed descriptions.
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: Database does not have any 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: Database does not have any videos.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The Databases does contain 6 podcasts AJP Audio, Finding Our Voices, Mentally Healthy Nation, Psychiatric Services Unbound, and APA’S Medical Mind Podcast. There are no transcripts provided for episodes, but there are descriptions and time stamps for specific sections.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no videos in the database only podcasts that do not contain a transcript.
eResource: PsychiatryOnline
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: American Psychiatric Publishing
Institution: St. Clair
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never All PDF’s reviewed are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All PDF’s sampled remained unlocked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always All 5 PDFs sampled are searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All 5 PDFs sampled failed the alt text section of the accessibility test. When setting the alt text manually, and redoing the test, it still reports as failed.
Is primary language specified? Never The primary language is not specified in any of the PDF files sampled. However, all documents are in English.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Character encoding passed on 3 of the 5 documents reviewed.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes The tagged form fields, field descriptions, and tagged multimedia passed for all 5 PDFs sampled. Tagged annotations passed for 2 documents but failed for the other three. Tagged PDF and tagged content failed for all 5 documents. Though, after auto-tagging the document, all 5 PDFs passed.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All tested areas for the tables and lists sections failed the accessibility checker test with the exception of summary, which is skipped. However, after auto-tagging mostly all areas in the tables and list sections pass with the exception of summery (which is still skipped). Though, in one document the header still failed.

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 The Read aloud function reads articles from top to bottom and left to right. However, for some articles the read aloud function reads at a very slow pace and one word at a time with a pause in between. It is not natural sounding.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always The Read aloud function did not read any blank spaces.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes Arrow keys can be used to navigate through the document and playback sections. However, some documents highlight one word at a time, meaning that the user has to navigate each word in the document individually rather than by sentence or line.

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 All text, images and tables are clear and easy to read. Though, at the 250% the text does get cut off and a horizontal bar will need to use to adjust the reading of the document.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always All images are incorporated into the documents and follow the flow of the text.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text is not present for any images within the PDFs assessed.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never The Read aloud function does not read tables in Acrobat. However, if the user views the document using Microsoft Edge it does read the table, but not always in a logical order. Instead of reading row by row, it will read line by line.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never The Read aloud function does not read tables.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always All 5 PDFs sampled have bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always Bookmark links go to the correct sections in each document reviewed.

Video Captions

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

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 Database does not have any 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 Database does not have any videos.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable The Databases does contain 6 podcasts AJP Audio, Finding Our Voices, Mentally Healthy Nation, Psychiatric Services Unbound, and APA’S Medical Mind Podcast. There are no transcripts provided for episodes, but there are descriptions and time stamps for specific sections.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no videos in the database only podcasts that do not contain a transcript.
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