Accessibility Statement
This is an accessibility statement from Understanding Homelessness in Canada: From the Street to the Classroom. It was generated using an online tool from Generate an Accessibility Statement | Web Accessibility Initiative. It is our intention to make this resource as accessible as possible.
Measures to support accessibility
Understanding Homelessness in Canada: From the Street to the Classroom takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the ebook:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
- Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
- Include people with disabilities in our design team.
- Include closed captioning in multiple languages for each video.
- Provide written key summaries of each video.
- Provide a podcast for audio download of each video.
- Ensure high contrast between text and the screen, and large text font.
- Permit multiple forms for downloading the book.
- Avoid use of tables.
- Include written descriptions of visual images.
- Use meaningful links in place of longer hyperlink text.
- Check work against accessibility compliance checklist
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ebook. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on the ebook:
- Phone: 705-748-1011 ext 6382
- E-mail: understandinghomelessness.ebook@gmail.com
- Postal Address: Understanding Homelessness in Canada c/o Kristy Buccieri, Department of Sociology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough ON, K9L 0G2
- Twitter: @Homeless_ebook
We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days for electronic communications and 2 weeks for mail communications.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the ebook , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for the ebook:
- Reuse of the content: This ebook may be used in whole or in part. We are unable to control how portions of this ebook are reproduced, such as through reposting of videos, audio content, or individual chapters because this ebook is an open-education resource and may be used by anyone. We are unable to control how this ebook is used in part by others. Please contact us if you have concerns.
Assessment approach
Understanding Homelessness in Canada: From the Street to the Classroom assessed the accessibility of the ebook by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation
Formal complaints
If you have suggestions on how to make this ebook more accessible, please contact us at understandinghomelessness.ebook@gmail.com
Date
This statement was created on 22 February 2022 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.
