Assessment for Building Green by Sheridan - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: The text can be searched and extracted.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The alternative text for figures usually failed but most other alternate text passes, ie. nested, associated with content.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One in three failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One in three failed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One in three 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:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: This is a very image based dabase and sometimes images are on the upper and lower end or after section breaks.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The caption under each image is never read.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the videos that are listed available have the option of selecting closed captioning.
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: Some of the videos appear to be accurately captioned but a few appear to be auto captioned with inevitable grammatical and context specific errors.
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: Some of the captions appear to be manually captioned and in sync with spoken words but some are out of rhythm and seem to fall of the screen before they should be.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The videos have captions
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: Never
Score: 0
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: 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: Building Green
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: BuildingGreen
Institution: Sheridan
Score: D

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Always
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never The text can be searched and extracted.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes The alternative text for figures usually failed but most other alternate text passes, ie. nested, associated with content.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes One in three failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes One in three failed.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes One in three 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
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? Sometimes This is a very image based dabase and sometimes images are on the upper and lower end or after section breaks.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never The caption under each image is never read.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never

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? Never

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? Sometimes Most of the videos that are listed available have the option of selecting closed captioning.
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 Some of the videos appear to be accurately captioned but a few appear to be auto captioned with inevitable grammatical and context specific errors.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Sometimes Some of the captions appear to be manually captioned and in sync with spoken words but some are out of rhythm and seem to fall of the screen before they should be.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable The videos have captions

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? Never
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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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