Accessibility Assessment
Although this volume is a collection of works that have (almost) all been previously published, seven key areas related to accessibility were assessed during the importing and editing process. The checklist below has been drawn from the Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far), which was itself adapted from the BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit. While a checklist such as this is just one part of a holistic approach to accessibility, it is one way to begin work on embedded good accessibility practices.
Accessibility Checklist
| Area of Focus | Requirements | Pass? |
| Font Size | Font size is 12 point or higher for body text | Yes |
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| Font Size | Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes | Yes |
| Font Size | Font size can be zoomed to 200% | Yes |
| Formulas | Formulas have been created using MathML | Not applicable |
| Formulas | Formulas are images with alternative text descriptions, if MathML is not an option | Not applicable |
| 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 on colour to convey information | Yes, with the following exceptions:
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| Images | Images that are purely decorative contain empty alternative text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information) | 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 | Yes |
| 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” | Yes
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| Weblinks | Weblinks do not open new windows or tabs | Yes |
| Weblinks | If weblinks must open in a new window, a textual reference is included in the link information | Not applicable |
| Embedded Multimedia | A transcript has been made available for a multimedia resource that includes audio narration or instruction* | Not applicable |
| 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 | Yes, with the following exceptions:
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| Embedded Multimedia | Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are included in the multimedia resource | Not yet evaluated |
