2 Accessibility Checklist

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Content

☐ Content is organized under headings and subheadings
☐ Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g. Heading 1, heading 2, etc)
☐  Alternative version supplied upon request
 Learn more about writing clearly,  organizing content and alternative formats

Images

☐ Images 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 solely on color to convey information.
☐ Images that are purely decorative contain “” in the alternative text description. (“” will make a screen reader skip the image).
More about accessible images

Tables

☐ Tables include row and column headers.
☐ Table includes title or caption.
☐ Table does not have merged or split cells.
☐ Table has adequate cell padding.
More about accessible tables and color

 

Weblinks

☐ The weblink is descriptive of destination, does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more”.
☐ Weblinks that open in new windows or tabs are labeled.
Learn more about accessible weblinks

Multimedia

☐ A transcript has been made available for a multimedia resource that includes audio narration or instruction.

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 that includes audio synchronized with a video presentation.
☐ Audio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc) are included in the multimedia resource.
Learn more about multimedia

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 end notes.
☐ Font size can be zoomed to 200%.

 

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COE Accessibility Toolkit by ariana is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.