Organizing content

• Content is organized under headings and subheadings.
• Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).

Images

• Images that convey information include alternative text (alt text) descriptions of the image’s content or function.
• Graphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the image.
• Images do not rely on colour to convey information.
• Images that are purely decorative do not have alt text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information).

Links

• The link text describes the destination of the link and does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more.”
• 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]).
• Links do not open in new windows or tabs.
• If a link must open in a new window or tab, a textual reference is included in the link information (e.g., [NewTab]).
• For citations and references, the title of the resource is hyperlinked, and the full URL is not hyperlinked.

Tables

• Tables are used to structure information and not for layout.
• Tables include row and column headers.
• Row and column headers have the correct scope assigned.
• Tables include a caption.
• Tables avoid merged or split cells.
• Tables have adequate cell padding.
  

Multimedia

• 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.
• Videos have captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content that has been edited by a human for accuracy..
• All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video.

Formulas

• Equations written in plain text use proper symbols (i.e., −, ×, ÷).^[1]
• For complex equations, one of the following is true:
  • They were written using LaTeX and are rendered with MathJax (Pressbooks).
  • They were written using Microsoft Word’s equation editor.
  • They are presented as images with alternative text descriptions.
• Written equations are properly interpreted by text-to-speech tools.^[2]

Font size

• Font size is 12 point or higher for body text in Word and PDF documents.
• Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes in Word and PDF documents.
• Font size can be enlarged by 200 per cent in webbook or ebook formats without needing to scroll side to side.