Compliance Report — Microsoft Word - Responses_to_Comments_Chapter_031611.doc

What This Report Shows

This report evaluates the accessibility of a single document against WCAG 2.1 Level AA — the standard required for ADA compliance. The document was tested with 34 automated accessibility checks and 9 screen reader simulation checks that replicate how NVDA and VoiceOver navigate PDF documents.

Conformant: All checks pass. The document is fully accessible to screen readers and assistive technology.
Partially Conformant: Minor issues remain (3 or fewer failed checks). The document is mostly accessible but has small gaps.
Not Conformant: Significant accessibility barriers exist. Screen reader users may not be able to fully access this document.

Screen Reader Readability

Composite readability score: 89.8/100 (Good)

This score summarizes practical screen reader readability across text extractability, tagging coverage, alt text quality, heading structure, and table/list accessibility.

Component	Score	Details
Text extractability	30.0/30	total chars=87593, readable chars=87593, replacement chars=0
Tag coverage	25.0/25	tagged pages=98, total pages=98, tags per page=3.4
Alt text quality	11.8/20	figures=134, with meaningful alt=79
Heading structure	13.0/15	errors=0, warnings=1
Table/list accessibility	10.0/10	errors=0

Document Information

Source
Original File Type	PDF
Original File Size	10.6 MB
Original PDF (un-remediated)	f61c7f68_eir-f_inal-addendum-valley-college-responses-031611.pdf
Remediated PDF	eir-f_inal-addendum-valley-college-responses-031611.pdf
Source Web Page	N/A
Original Accessibility State
Had Structure Tags	No
Had Language Set	No
Had Document Title	Yes
After Remediation
Remediated File Size	10.7 MB
Pages	98
Structure Tags	331
Checks Passed	26 of 28 applicable (5 not applicable)
Screen Reader Errors	55
Screen Reader Warnings	1
veraPDF	FAIL
Conformance	Partially Conformant

WCAG 2.1 AA Conformance

Success Criterion	Status	Remarks
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)	FAIL	Figures require alternate text: 55/134 figures have generic/placeholder alt text; Elements require alternate text: /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)	PASS
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)	PASS
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)	N/A	Not applicable to static PDF documents
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)	PASS
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)	PASS
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)	PASS
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)	PASS
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)	N/A	Not applicable to static PDF documents
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)	PASS
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)	N/A	No applicable checks for this document
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)	PASS
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)	PASS
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)	PASS
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)	PASS
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)	PASS
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)	PASS
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)	PASS
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)	N/A	Not applicable to static PDF documents
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)	N/A	Not applicable to static PDF documents
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)	N/A	Not applicable to static PDF documents
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)	PASS
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)	PASS

Accessibility Checks (34)

Category	Check	Result	Details
Document	Accessibility permission flag is set	Passed
Document	Document is not image-only PDF	Passed
Document	Document is tagged PDF	Passed
Document	Structure tree is internally consistent	Passed
Document	Document structure provides logical reading order	Passed	Structure tree exists — verify reading order is logical
Document	Text language is specified	Passed	Language: en
Document	Document title is showing in title bar	Passed
Document	Bookmarks are present in large documents	Passed
Document	Document has appropriate color contrast	Passed
Page Content	All page content is tagged	Passed
Page Content	All annotations are tagged	Passed
Page Content	Tab order is consistent with structure order	Passed
Page Content	Reliable character encoding is provided	Passed
Page Content	All multimedia objects are tagged	Not Applicable	No multimedia objects found
Page Content	Page will not cause screen flicker	Passed
Page Content	No inaccessible scripts	Passed
Page Content	Navigation links are not repetitive	Passed
Page Content	Page does not require timed responses	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	All form fields are tagged	Not Applicable	No form fields found
Forms Tables Lists	All form fields have description	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	TR must be child of Table/THead/TBody/TFoot	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	TH and TD must be children of TR	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	Tables must have headers	Not Applicable	No tables found
Forms Tables Lists	Tables: same cols per row, same rows per col	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	Tables must have a summary	Not Applicable	No tables found
Forms Tables Lists	LI must be child of L	Passed
Forms Tables Lists	Lbl and LBody must be children of LI	Passed
Alt Text Headings	Figures require alternate text	Failed	55/134 figures have generic/placeholder alt text
Alt Text Headings	Alternate text that will never be read	Passed
Alt Text Headings	Alternate text must be associated with content	Passed
Alt Text Headings	Alternate text should not hide annotation	Passed
Alt Text Headings	Elements require alternate text	Failed	/Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'; /Figure element has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure'
Alt Text Headings	Appropriate heading nesting	Not Applicable	No headings found

Screen Reader Validation (56 issues)

Severity	Page	Element	Issue
WARNING	doc	Document	No headings found — screen reader users cannot navigate by heading
ERROR	p9	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p9	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p13	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p13	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p13	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p15	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p15	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p17	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p17	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p17	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p18	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p18	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p20	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p28	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p30	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p66	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p70	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
ERROR	p72	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p83	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p91	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p93	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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ERROR	p95	Figure	Figure has generic/placeholder alt text: 'Figure' — provides no value to screen reader users
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