Accessibility of This Textbook

The textbook has been designed for easy accessibility.  It includes:

• Easy navigation. This text has a linked table of contents and uses headings in each chapter to make navigation easy.
• Accessible images. All images in this text that convey information have alternative text. Images that are decorative have empty alternative text.
• Accessible links. All links use descriptive link text.

The following considerations have been made for each element:

Headings

• Content is organized under headings and subheadings that are used sequentially.

Images

• Images that convey information include alternative text descriptions.
• Images and text do not rely on colour to convey information.
• Images that are purely decorative include alternative text that explains that they are only decorative.

Tables

• Tables include row and/or column headers that have the correct scope assigned.
• Tables include titles or captions.
• Tables do not have merged or split cells.
• Tables have adequate cell padding.

Links

• Link text describes the destination of the link.
• Links do not open new windows or tabs.
• Links to fils include the file type in the link text.

Video

• All videos include transcripts and high quality closed captions.
• All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video.

H5P

• All H5P activities that include images, videos, and/or audio content meet the accessibility requirements for those media types.

Font

• Font size is 12 pt or higher for body text.
• Font size is 9 pt for footnotes and end notes.
• Font can be zoomed to 200% in the webbook or eBook formats.Known Accessibility Issues and Areas for Improvement

There are currently no known accessibility issues.

While we strive to ensure that this resource is as accessible and usable as possible, we might not always get it right.  We are always looking for ways to make the textbook more accessible. If you have any problems accessing content please let us know so we can fix the issue.

Please include the following information:

• The name of the textbook
• The location of the problem by providing a web address or page description.
• A description of the problem

If you have any concerns, please contact us by email cllae@loyalistcollege.com.