Accessibility
| Area of focus | Requirements | Pass? |
|---|---|---|
| Organizing content | Content is organized under headings and subheadings | Yes |
| Organizing content | Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g. Heading 1. Heading 2, etc.) as well as logically (if the title if Heading 1 then there should be no other Heading 1 styles as the title is the uppermost level) | Yes |
| Images | Images that convey information include Alternative Text (alt-text) descriptions of the image’s content or function | Yes |
| Images | Graphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image | Yes |
| Images | Images do not rely exclusively on color to convey information. | Yes |
| Illustrations | Illustrations meet contrast and color requirements | Yes |
| Tables | Tables include row and column headers | Yes |
| Tables | Tables include a title or caption | Yes |
| Tables | Tables do not have merged or split cells | Most pass. |
| Tables | Tables have adequate cell padding | Yes |
| Weblinks | The weblink is meaningful in context, and does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more” | HTML aria tags are used to convey URL meanings |
| Weblinks | Weblinks do not open new windows or tabs | Yes |
| Embedded multimedia | A transcript has been made available for a multimedia resource that includes audio narration or instruction | N/A |
| Embedded multimedia | Captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content are included in the multimedia resource that includes audio synchronized with a video presentation | N/A |
| Embedded multimedia | Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are included in the multimedia resource | N/A |
| Font size | Font size is 12 point or higher for body text | Yes |
| Font size | Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes | Yes |
| Font size | Font size can be zoomed to 200% | Yes |
Adapted from Ashok, A. & Wake Hyde, Z. (2019). Accessibility Assessment. Rebus guide to publishing open textbooks (so far). CC BY 4.0. https://press.rebus.community/the-rebus-guide-to-publishing-open-textbooks/back-matter/accessibility-assessment
