Accessibility
It includes:
- Easy navigation. This resource has a linked table of contents and uses headings in each chapter to make navigation easy.
- Accessible videos. All videos in this resource have captions.
- Accessible images. All images in this resource that convey information have alternative text. Images that are decorative have empty alternative text.
- Accessible links. All links use descriptive link text.
Accessibility Checklist
| Element | Requirements | Pass? |
| Headings | Content is organized under headings and subheadings that are used sequentially. | Yes/No |
| Images | Images that convey information include alternative text descriptions. These descriptions are provided in the alt text field, in the surrounding text, or linked to as a long description. | Yes/No |
| Images | Images and text do not rely on colour to convey information. | Yes/No |
| Images | Images that are purely decorative or are already described in the surrounding text contain empty alternative text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information.) | Yes/No |
| Tables | Tables include row and/or column headers with the correct scope assigned. | Yes/No |
| Tables | Tables include a title or caption. | Yes/No |
| Tables | Tables do not have merged or split cells. | Yes/No |
| Tables | Tables have adequate cell padding. | Yes/No |
| Links | The link text describes the destination of the link. | Yes/No |
| Links | Links do not open new windows or tabs. If they do, a textual reference is included in the link text. | Yes/No |
| Links | Links to files include the file type in the link text. | Yes/No |
| Video | All videos include high-quality (i.e., not machine generated) captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content. | Yes/No |
| Video | All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video. | Yes/No |
| H5P | All H5P activities have been tested for accessibility by the H5P team and have passed their testing. | Yes/No |
| H5P | All H5P activities that include images, videos, and/or audio content meet the accessibility requirements for those media types. | Yes/No |
| Font | Font size is 12 point or higher for body text. | Yes/No |
| Font | Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes. | Yes/No |
| Font | Font size can be zoomed to 200% in the webbook or eBook formats. | Yes/No |
Known Accessibility Issues and Areas for Improvement
- SAMPLE – Tables use merged cells but they have been structured to work properly with screen readers – make sure tables do NOT have merged cells!
- SAMPLE – These videos do not have edited captions:
Adapted from the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition by BCcampus, licensed under CC-BY.
Other Formats Available
SAMPLE – In addition to the web version, this book is available in a number of file formats, including PDF, EPUB (for eReaders), and various editable files. The Digital PDF has passed the Adobe Accessibility Check.