Accessibility
20 Online Accessibility Tools
In this chapter, you will learn about tools you can use to check the accessibility of the OER you create with Pressbooks.
The Accessibility Assist Author Tool
The Accessibility Assist Author Tool in Pressbooks identifies and flags accessibility issues so that you can easily find and resolve problems while you create or edit in Pressbooks. Watch this video for an overview of how to use this tool.
For more information on the Accessibility Assist Author Tool, see the chapter Use Accessibility Assist in the Pressbooks User Guide.
Other Online Accessibility Tools
A great deal of OER content is displayed on websites, so we can use accessibility-checking tools to identify areas that can make it difficult for assistive technology tools to work properly.[1] The online WAVE tool does just that: identifying errors and possible issues with the accessibility of websites.
Additionally, the Flexible Learning for Open Education (FLOE) website provides access to a suite of tools intended to engage “diverse learners and educators to design more inclusive forms of teaching and learning,” based on the belief that “learning happens best when the experience is personalized to individual needs.” For more information, see FLOE’s Inclusive Learning Design Handbook or visit their source code on GitHub.
- This section is from “Online Accessibility Tools” in the chapter Accessibility and Usability in The OER Starter Kit by Abbey Elder, published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ↵