{"id":161,"date":"2020-09-25T18:21:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/accessibility-checklist\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:37:50","slug":"accessibility-checklist","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/accessibility-checklist\/","title":{"raw":"Accessibility Checklist","rendered":"Accessibility Checklist"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Organizing content<\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Content is organized under headings and subheadings.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).\r\n\r\nFor information on how to add headings in Pressbooks, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/organizing-content\/\">Organizing Content<\/a>.\r\n<h1>Images<\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Images that convey information include short alternative text (alt text) descriptions of the image\u2019s content or function (less than 125 characters).\r\n\r\n\u2610 Images that are purely decorative do not have alt text descriptions.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Graphs, charts, and maps requiring longer descriptions also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Images do not rely on colour to convey information.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about adding alternative text descriptions to images, visit the chapter on <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/images\/\">accessibility considerations for Images<\/a>.\r\n<h1>Links<\/h1>\r\n\u2610 The link is meaningful in context and does not use generic text such as \u201cclick here\u201d or \u201cread more.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u2610 Links to content do not open in new windows or tabs. Note:\u00a0Links to external content may open in a new window or tab but should include a textual reference in the link information (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks User Guide<\/a> [New Tab]).\r\n\r\nVisit <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/linking-material\/\">Linking Material<\/a> to learn more about adding links.\r\n<h1>Tables<\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Tables include row and column headers.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Tables include a caption explaining their content.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Tables avoid merged or split cells.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Tables have adequate cell padding.<strong>\r\n<\/strong>\r\n\r\nVisit the <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/tables\/\">chapter on Tables<\/a> to learn more.\r\n<h1>Multimedia<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Wherever possible, captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content are included in the multimedia resource.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Also recommended: A transcript is available for each multimedia resource including relevant non-speech content.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Transcript includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>speaker\u2019s name<\/li>\r\n \t<li>all speech content<\/li>\r\n \t<li>relevant descriptions of speech<\/li>\r\n \t<li>descriptions of relevant non-speech audio<\/li>\r\n \t<li>headings and subheadings<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nVisit the <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/multimedia\/\">chapter on Multimedia<\/a> and the chapter on <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/adding-video\/\">Adding Video<\/a> to learn more.\r\n<h1>Formulas<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Formulas have been created using <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/math-and-science-formulas-using-latex\/\">MathJax.<\/a>\u00a0Note: If using images instead, include alternative text descriptions.\r\n\r\nVisit the <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/formulas\/\">chapter on Formulas<\/a> to learn more.\r\n<h1>Font size<\/h1>\r\n\u2610 Font size is 12 point for body text.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes.\r\n\r\n\u2610 Font size can be zoomed to 200%.\r\n\r\nNote: Fonts in the web version of Pressbooks are set by default. Fonts in PDF versions can be modified by going to the Pressbooks dashboard and selecting <em>Appearance &gt;&gt; Theme Options &gt;&gt; PDF Options.<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\"><section class=\"standard post-143 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry focusable\" data-type=\"chapter\">\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Content adapted from \"<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit\/\">Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility<\/a>\" in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\">Accessibility Toolkit \u2013 2nd Edition<\/a> by BCcampus and is licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC-BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h1>Organizing content<\/h1>\n<p>\u2610 Content is organized under headings and subheadings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).<\/p>\n<p>For information on how to add headings in Pressbooks, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/organizing-content\/\">Organizing Content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Images<\/h1>\n<p>\u2610 Images that convey information include short alternative text (alt text) descriptions of the image\u2019s content or function (less than 125 characters).<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Images that are purely decorative do not have alt text descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Graphs, charts, and maps requiring longer descriptions also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image.<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Images do not rely on colour to convey information.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about adding alternative text descriptions to images, visit the chapter on <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/images\/\">accessibility considerations for Images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Links<\/h1>\n<p>\u2610 The link is meaningful in context and does not use generic text such as \u201cclick here\u201d or \u201cread more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2610 Links to content do not open in new windows or tabs. 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