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16 Accessibility Features of this Resource
Accessibility Features
The web version of this Pressbook is designed to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. To create an accessible resource, the authors incorporated the following:
- Font is minimally 12-point body text.
- Consistent heading and sub-heading structure on pages.
- All content has appropriate colour contrast.
- Information is not conveyed by colour alone.
- Content in web can be zoomed to 200% with no need for horizontal scrolling.
- All images include alternative text.
- Tables are properly formatted.
- All link texts are descriptive.
Pressbooks is an accessible platform for users of all abilities and is compatible with screen readers and other assistive technologies and software.
Navigation
- On each page, pressing Tab once moves focus to the Skip to content link. Selecting that link moves the keyboard focus directly to the beginning of the page’s main content.
- At the bottom of each page are Next and Previous buttons. Use these buttons to move between pages and chapters.
- You can also use the left and right arrow keyboard keys to move between pages.
- At the top left of each page is the table of contents under the Contents button. Expanding this will allow you to navigate between pages and chapters.
- To quickly access the table of contents, use the skip to content link then press Shift + Tab twice. This action will move focus to the Contents menu.
- Most pages contain an “on this page” list of links to specific parts of the page. Selecting a link will skip you to that part of the page.
Contributions
Roles follow the CRediT Taxonomy. Names are listed in alphabetical order.
Conceptualization, Writing – Original Draft: Nicole Slattery
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