Accessibility Statement
Accessibility of This Resource
The web version of this resource Open Voices, Just Choices: OER for Social Justice Faculty Handbook has been designed to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, level AA. In addition, it follows all guidelines in Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility of the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition. It includes:
- Easy navigation. This resource has a linked table of contents and uses headings in each chapter to make navigation easy.
- Accessible videos. All videos in this resource have captions.
- Accessible images. All images in this resource that convey information have alternative text. Images that are decorative have empty alternative text.
- Accessible links. All links use descriptive link text.
| Element | Requirements | Pass? |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Content is organized under headings and subheadings that are used sequentially. | Yes |
| Organization | The chosen Pressbook uses either the Jacobs or Malala theme. | Yes |
| Images | Images that convey information include alternative text descriptions. These descriptions are provided in the alt text field, in the surrounding text, or linked to as a long description. | Yes |
| Images | Images and text do not rely on color to convey information. | Yes |
| Images | Images that are purely decorative or are already described in the surrounding text contain empty alternative text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information.) | Yes |
| Tables | Tables include row and/or column headers that have the correct scope assigned. | Yes |
| Tables | Tables include a title or caption. | Yes |
| Tables | Tables are used to structure information rather than for layout and do not have merged or split cells. | Yes |
| Tables | Tables have adequate cell padding. | Yes |
| Links | The link text describes the destination of the link. | Yes |
| Links | If a link will open in a new window or download a file, a textual reference is included in the link text. | Yes |
| Links | For citations and references, the title of the resource is hyperlinked, and the full URL is not hyperlinked | Yes |
| Audio | All audio content includes a transcript that includes all speech content and relevant descriptions of non-speech audio and speaker names/headings where necessary. | Yes |
| Video | All videos include high-quality (i.e., not machine generated) captions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content. | No |
| Video | All videos with contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are described audibly in the video. | No |
| H5P | All H5P activities have been tested for accessibility by the H5P team and have passed their testing. | Yes |
| H5P | All H5P activities that include images, videos, and/or audio content meet the accessibility requirements for those media types. | Yes |
| Formulas | Plain text equations use proper symbols and interpretation. | Yes |
| Formulas | Complex equations either use MathJax for stand-alone equations or LaTeX rendered in MathJax if used within paragraphs or sentences. | Yes |
Known Accessibility Issues and Areas for Improvement
- Some videos embedded in this Pressbook do not include machine-generated captions and may lack audio descriptions.
- Accessible alternatives to interactivities that were not accessible are provided.
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This statement was last updated on July 22, 2026
The Accessibility Checklist table was adapted by from one originally created by the Rebus Community and shared under a CC BY 4.0 license.
