{"id":67,"date":"2018-06-11T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T22:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T22:04:23","slug":"appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Organizing content<\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Content is organized under headings and subheadings.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Images<\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Images that convey information include alternative text (alt text) descriptions of the image\u2019s content or function.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Graphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Images do not rely on colour to convey information.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Images that are purely decorative do not have alt text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn\u2019t convey contextual content information).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Links<\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 The link text describes the destination of the link and does not use generic text such as \u201cclick here\u201d or \u201cread more.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 If a link will open or download a file (like a PDF or Excel file), a textual reference is included in the link information (e.g., [PDF]).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Links do not open in new windows or tabs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 If a link must open in a new window or tab, a textual reference is included in the link information (e.g., [NewTab]).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 For citations and references, the title of the resource is hyperlinked, and the full URL is not hyperlinked.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Tables<\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Tables are used to structure information and not for layout.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Tables include row and column headers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Row and column headers have the correct scope assigned.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Tables include a caption.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Tables avoid merged or split cells.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Tables have adequate cell padding.<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Multimedia<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 All audio content includes a transcript. The transcript includes all speech content and relevant descriptions of non-speech audio and speaker names\/headings where necessary.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Videos have captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content that has been edited by a human for accuracy..<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Formulas<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Equations written in plain text use proper symbols (i.e., \u2212, \u00d7, \u00f7).[footnote]For example, a hyphen (-) may look like a minus sign (\u2212), but it will not be read out correctly by text-to-speech tools.[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 For complex equations, one of the following is true:\r\n<ul type=\"a\">\r\n \t<li>They were written using LaTeX and are rendered with MathJax (Pressbooks).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They were written using Microsoft Word\u2019s equation editor.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>They are presented as images with alternative text descriptions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Written equations are properly interpreted by text-to-speech tools.[footnote]Written equations should prioritize semantic markup over visual markup so text-to-speech tools will read out an equation in a way that makes sense to auditory learners. This applies to both equations written in LaTeX and equations written in Microsoft Word\u2019s equation editor.[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Font size<\/h1>\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Font size is 12 point or higher for body text in Word and PDF documents.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes in Word and PDF documents.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u2610 Font size can be enlarged by 200 per cent in webbook or ebook formats without needing to scroll side to side.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"text-align: left\">All open textbooks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/\">OpenStax collection<\/a> are accessible according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/accessibility-statement\">this accessibility statement<\/a>.<\/div>","rendered":"<h1>Organizing content<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 Content is organized under headings and subheadings.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Images<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 Images that convey information include alternative text (alt text) descriptions of the image\u2019s content or function.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Graphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Images do not rely on colour to convey information.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Images that are purely decorative do not have alt text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn\u2019t convey contextual content information).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Links<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 The link text describes the destination of the link and does not use generic text such as \u201cclick here\u201d or \u201cread more.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 If a link will open or download a file (like a PDF or Excel file), a textual reference is included in the link information (e.g., [PDF]).<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Links do not open in new windows or tabs.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 If a link must open in a new window or tab, a textual reference is included in the link information (e.g., [NewTab]).<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 For citations and references, the title of the resource is hyperlinked, and the full URL is not hyperlinked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Tables<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 Tables are used to structure information and not for layout.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Tables include row and column headers.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Row and column headers have the correct scope assigned.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Tables include a caption.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Tables avoid merged or split cells.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Tables have adequate cell padding.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Multimedia<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 All audio content includes a transcript. The transcript includes all speech content and relevant descriptions of non-speech audio and speaker names\/headings where necessary.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Videos have captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content that has been edited by a human for accuracy..<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Formulas<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 Equations written in plain text use proper symbols (i.e., \u2212, \u00d7, \u00f7).<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"For example, a hyphen (-) may look like a minus sign (\u2212), but it will not be read out correctly by text-to-speech tools.\" id=\"return-footnote-67-1\" href=\"#footnote-67-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2610 For complex equations, one of the following is true:\n<ul type=\"a\">\n<li>They were written using LaTeX and are rendered with MathJax (Pressbooks).<\/li>\n<li>They were written using Microsoft Word\u2019s equation editor.<\/li>\n<li>They are presented as images with alternative text descriptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Written equations are properly interpreted by text-to-speech tools.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Written equations should prioritize semantic markup over visual markup so text-to-speech tools will read out an equation in a way that makes sense to auditory learners. This applies to both equations written in LaTeX and equations written in Microsoft Word\u2019s equation editor.\" id=\"return-footnote-67-2\" href=\"#footnote-67-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Font size<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li>\u2610 Font size is 12 point or higher for body text in Word and PDF documents.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes in Word and PDF documents.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Font size can be enlarged by 200 per cent in webbook or ebook formats without needing to scroll side to side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox\" style=\"text-align: left\">All open textbooks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/\">OpenStax collection<\/a> are accessible according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/accessibility-statement\">this accessibility statement<\/a>.<\/div>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-67-1\">For example, a hyphen (-) may look like a minus sign (\u2212), but it will not be read out correctly by text-to-speech tools. <a href=\"#return-footnote-67-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-67-2\">Written equations should prioritize semantic markup over visual markup so text-to-speech tools will read out an equation in a way that makes sense to auditory learners. This applies to both equations written in LaTeX and equations written in Microsoft Word\u2019s equation editor. <a href=\"#return-footnote-67-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":7,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[27],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-67","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry","back-matter-type-appendix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/67\/revisions\/111"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/67\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}