15 Checklist for Accessibility
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 color to convey information.
☐ Images that are purely decorative do not have alt-tag descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information).
Links
☐ The link is meaningful in context and does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more.”
☐ 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]).
Tables
☐ 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
☐ A transcript is available for each multimedia resource including relevant non-speech content.
- Transcript includes:
- speaker’s name
- all speech content
- relevant descriptions of speech
- descriptions of relevant non-speech audio
- headings and subheadings
- Captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content are included in the multimedia resource; this includes the audio synchronized with a video presentation.
- Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (e.g., graphs, charts) are included in the multimedia resource.
Formulas
☐ Formulas have been created using MathML.
☐ Formulas are images with alternative text descriptions if MathML is not an option.
Font size
☐ Font size is 12 point or higher for body text.
☐ Font size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotes.
☐ Font size can be zoomed to 200%.
- Adapted from BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit. Authored by Amanda Coolidge, Sue Doner, and Tara Robertson. Provided by BCCampus. Located at https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/. Licensed under CC BY: Attribution ↵