Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility

Organizing content

☐ Content is organized under headings and subheadings.
☐ Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 2, Heading 3).
- ☐ Heading 1 is only used once
- ☐ Heading 1 is automatically assigned to the chapter/unit title.
- ☐ Headings in the chapter text begin with Heading 2

☐ 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 colour 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).

☐ The link is not a reproduction of the url address
☐ The link text is meaningful and states what the content is
☐ There is no 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]).

☐ 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 have been created using MathML.
☐ Formulas are images with alternative text descriptions if MathML is not an option.