Below is a short assessment of eight key areas that have been assessed during the production process. The checklist has been drawn 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 in OER textbooks.
Accessibility Checklist
| Category | Item | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 is Heading 1 then there should be no other Heading 1 styles as the title is the uppermost level) | |
| Images | Images that convey information include Alternative Text (alt-text) descriptions of the image’s content or function | |
| Images | Graphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image | |
| Images | Images do not rely on color to convey information | |
| Images | Images that are purely decorative contain empty alternative text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information) | |
| Tables | Tables include row and column headers | |
| Tables | Tables include a title or caption | |
| Tables | Tables do not have merged or split cells | |
| Tables | Tables have adequate cell padding | |
| Weblinks | The weblink is meaningful in context, and does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more” | |
| Weblinks | Weblinks do not open new windows or tabs | |
| Weblinks | If weblinks must open in a new window, a textual reference is included in the link information | |
| Embedded Multimedia | A transcript has been made available for a multimedia resource that includes audio narration or instruction | |
| 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 | |
| Embedded Multimedia | Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are included in the multimedia resource | |
| Formulas | Formulas have been created using MathML | |
| Formulas | Formulas are images with alternative text descriptions, if MathML is not an option | |
| Font Size | Font size is 12 point or higher for body text | |
| Font Size | Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes | |
| Font Size | Font size can be zoomed to 200% |
