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” | Some pass. 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 | There are no embedded videos in this book |
| 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 | No |
| Embedded multimedia | Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are included in the multimedia resource | No |
| 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 |
Accessibility chart
Adapted from Ashok, A. & Wake Hyde, Z. (2019). Accessibility Assessment, Rebus guide to publishing open textbooks (so far). CC BY 4.0 which was adapted from the Checklist for Accessibility in Coolidge, A., Doner, S., Robertson, T., and Gray, J. (2018) BC Campus Accessiblity Toolkit, 2nd edition. CC BY 4.0. BC Campus.
