Assessment Information
| eResource Title |
Vendor |
Overall Grade |
| Oxford Reference |
Oxford University Press |
A- |
Assessment for Oxford Reference by Humber - Module 1: Interface Appearance | Status: Complete | Grade: B
Key Findings
Strengths
- All images contain a textual alternative
- Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
Weaknesses
- Some text and images meet contrast requirements
- Some information is preserved at different screen resolutions
Images
Positioning of Images
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? |
Always |
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Functional images embedded in the background
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are there functional images embedded in the background? |
Always |
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Presence of Icons
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? |
Always |
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Alt Text
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Always |
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| Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Always |
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| Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Not Applicable |
I cannot find any examples of image used as text |
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Content Scaling
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? |
Always |
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| Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? |
Always |
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| Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? |
Sometimes |
There is always horizontal scroll when it is at 200%. See picture below |
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Colour and Contrast
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? |
Sometimes |
The contrast ratio for the website overall is 8.59:1 which is higher than the 4:5:1 ratio. However, 15-20 items fail the colour contrast on several pages. It seem the colour scheme they have chosen for the website, teal and white, does not seem to meet the contrast requirements |
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Colour
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? |
Not Applicable |
All the charts and images I searched were black and white. |
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| Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? |
Always |
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| Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? |
Never |
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Text to speech
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? |
Never |
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Clustered Links
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily? |
Always |
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| Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? |
Always |
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| Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? |
Always |
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| Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? |
Always |
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Dynamic content
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Can users pause carousel movement? |
Not Applicable |
There are no carousels |
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| Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? |
Not Applicable |
There are no carousels |
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Liquid layout
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? |
Sometimes |
The mobile resolutions required horizontal scrolling, on my phone I couldn't even scroll but with the resolution tester it let me. |
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| Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? |
Always |
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| Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? |
Sometimes |
See above, you aren't able to move the screen on mobile |
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Assessment for Oxford Reference by Humber - Module 2: Interface Navigation | Status: Complete | Grade: A-
Key Findings
Strengths
- The platform’s layout and navigation is consistent across all pages
- User input fields contain labels and clear instructions to help users successfully complete the form
- Page content has appropriate headers and is tagged appropriately
Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form? |
Sometimes |
The Search option on every page only has placeholder text. The advanced search could be better fleshed out. You can "refine terms" and select from a drop-down from book to full text with your term. There is also an option to add a row, but this would not be entirely clear to a non-library user. |
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| Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above? |
Always |
There is only 1 or 2 missing form labels on each page according to wave, but I can't determine what they are - there are no missing form labels for search, username and all other key labels that I can see. I've attached an example |
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| Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand? |
Always |
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| Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field? |
Sometimes |
Some are placed beside the user input field and some are labelled above the user input field. |
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| Are text cues for coloured form control labels available? |
Always |
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| Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields? |
Always |
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Error Prevention
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable. |
Always |
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Error Reports
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box? |
Always |
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| Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix? |
Always |
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| Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error? |
Always |
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| Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission? |
Always |
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| Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order? |
Always |
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Search function spell-check
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms? |
Sometimes |
Sometimes it will say did you mean "xyz" but not all the time. It does indicate the word is mispelled with a red line underneath and if you right click it offers suggestions for spelling |
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Functionality of Interactive Elements
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site? |
Always |
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| Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type? |
Never |
It didn't seem like there was alt text for most icons. |
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| Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”. |
Sometimes |
Some of the action items aren't labelled, such as when you use the main search bar or an icon. The advanced search is labelled and allows you to refine your terms, by title, person, isbn etc. |
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| Are icons that have adjacent links consistent? |
Not Applicable |
There are no adjacent links as far as I can tell, just icons. |
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| Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone? |
Always |
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Consistent Navigation
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages? |
Always |
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| Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website? |
Always |
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| Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website? |
Always |
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| Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently? |
Always |
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Pop-up windows/Interruptions
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button? |
Always |
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| Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded? |
Never |
Every single time you load a page you have to accept cookies, I'm not sure if that's my browser or a consistent feature of the website but it's very frustrating |
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| Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups? |
Never |
You have to click accept all to the cookies |
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| Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing? |
Always |
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Headers
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately? |
Sometimes |
The headings seem to follow the appropriate hierarchical structure but they are not always in order. |
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| Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading? |
Always |
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Menus
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options? |
Always |
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| Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items? |
Always |
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| Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation? |
Sometimes |
The keyboard navigation is seamless, the screen reader is not. I navigated with difficulty. |
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Change of context
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning? |
Always |
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| Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content? |
Always |
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| Does the database avoid automatic redirection? |
Always |
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Change of Context: Focus
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus? |
Always |
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| Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus? |
Always |
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| Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus? |
Always |
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| Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control? |
Always |
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Assessment for Oxford Reference by Humber - Module 3: Interface Structure | Status: Complete | Grade: A-
Key Findings
Strengths
- All interactive functionality works consistently for users who are navigating a site via keyboard
Weaknesses
- Screen readers do not accurately capture information presented in tables
Navigation Links
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context? |
Always |
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Keyboard Navigation
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements? |
Always |
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| If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page? |
Not Applicable |
Everything can be moved by using the tab button, I saw no places where there was another indication |
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| Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above? |
Always |
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| When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible? |
Always |
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| Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected? |
Always |
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| Does focus order move sequentially across form fields? |
Sometimes |
It works sequentially with keyboard but the screen reader stops inexplicably. Seems completely inaccessible by screen reader. |
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Skip Links
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)? |
Always |
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| Are skip links visible or invisible? |
Always |
Both. When you load any page it has an invisible skip link but there are some pages, longer articles that will have visible skip links |
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| Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page? |
Always |
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| Are skip links labelled properly? |
Always |
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| Are skip links accessible via keyboard? |
Sometimes |
Every visible skip link, but not the initial skip link on every page |
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| Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content? |
Always |
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| Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page? |
Always |
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Tables
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows? |
Sometimes |
This resource has tables but they are images so it's more about illustrating what they are rather than the content itself. |
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Frames
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another? |
Sometimes |
Using the Mac screen reader it does not, it works much better when using tab throughout the document |
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| Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame? |
Sometimes |
If these are frames on the main page and search pages the only title I can see for the frame is "answers with authority" but on other pages it is more specific, e.g. archives |
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| When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next? |
Always |
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Assessment for Oxford Reference by Humber - Module 4: Content | Status: Complete | Grade: N/A
PDFs
Searchable PDFs
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are the sampled PDFs image-only? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Tagged PDFs
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are alternative descriptions provided? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Is primary language specified? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Is reliable character encoding provided? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Are all page elements tagged? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Are list and table structure correct? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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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? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? |
Not Applicable |
This item does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Magnification
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Images
Positioning of Images
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Alternative Description
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Tables
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Additional Navigational Aids
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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| Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? |
Not Applicable |
This resource does not have the option to download as a pdf |
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Video Captions
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Are videos captioned? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies in my opinion because the video is not hosted in the database. |
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| Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| Are the captions in sync with spoken words? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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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 |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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Audio Accessibility
| Question |
Answer |
Notes |
Images |
| Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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| If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? |
Not Applicable |
There is only 1 video (take a tour of the website) on the site and it was embedded through YouTube, so none of this applies |
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