{"id":35,"date":"2018-11-23T19:50:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T19:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/?post_type=part&#038;p=35"},"modified":"2021-09-09T20:23:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T20:23:38","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/part\/accessibility\/","title":{"raw":"Accessibility","rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Section Topics<\/h3>\r\nIn addition to reducing costs for students through open textbooks, BCcampus Open Education facilitates an improved learning environment for instructors and students by encouraging open textbook authors to follow\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/udlguidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a>\u00a0(UDL) principles to improve accessibility for all students. Detailed information about UDL and accessibility can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Accessibility Toolkit \u2013 2nd Edition<\/em><\/a>.\r\n\r\nIt is the goal of BCcampus to ensure that as many books as possible in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.C. Open Textbook Collection<\/a>\u00a0are accessible. These books are tagged with an \u201cAccessible\u201d flag and fulfill the requirements noted on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checklist for Accessibility<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIn this section:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/what-does-accessibility-refer-to\/\">What does accessibility refer to?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/what-criteria-must-be-met-before-an-open-textbook-in-your-collection-is-considered-accessible\/\">What are the accessibility criteria for the B.C. collection?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/is-there-a-way-to-increase-the-font-size-when-reading-an-online-version-of-one-of-your-textbooks\/\">How do I increase font size for an online book?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-images-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make images accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-tables-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make tables accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-multimedia-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make multimedia accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-math-equations-and-formulas-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make math equations and formulas accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-links-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make links accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/where-do-i-find-a-checklist-to-make-sure-my-textbook-created-is-accessible\/\">Where do I find a checklist to make sure my textbook is accessible?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Section Topics<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to reducing costs for students through open textbooks, BCcampus Open Education facilitates an improved learning environment for instructors and students by encouraging open textbook authors to follow\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/udlguidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a>\u00a0(UDL) principles to improve accessibility for all students. Detailed information about UDL and accessibility can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Accessibility Toolkit \u2013 2nd Edition<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is the goal of BCcampus to ensure that as many books as possible in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/find-open-textbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.C. Open Textbook Collection<\/a>\u00a0are accessible. These books are tagged with an \u201cAccessible\u201d flag and fulfill the requirements noted on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/back-matter\/appendix-checklist-for-accessibility-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checklist for Accessibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/what-does-accessibility-refer-to\/\">What does accessibility refer to?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/what-criteria-must-be-met-before-an-open-textbook-in-your-collection-is-considered-accessible\/\">What are the accessibility criteria for the B.C. collection?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/is-there-a-way-to-increase-the-font-size-when-reading-an-online-version-of-one-of-your-textbooks\/\">How do I increase font size for an online book?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-images-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make images accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-tables-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make tables accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-multimedia-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make multimedia accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-math-equations-and-formulas-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make math equations and formulas accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/how-do-i-make-links-accessible-in-a-textbook-created-in-pressbooks\/\">How do I make links accessible in a textbook created in Pressbooks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/chapter\/where-do-i-find-a-checklist-to-make-sure-my-textbook-created-is-accessible\/\">Where do I find a checklist to make sure my textbook is accessible?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-35","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":977,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/35\/revisions\/977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}