14 Checklist for Accessibility

Organizing Content

☐ Content is organized under headings and subheadings.

☐ Headings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g., Heading 1, Heading 2).

Images

☐ 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 color 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).

Links

☐ The link is meaningful in context and does not use 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]).

Tables

☐ Tables include row and column headers.

☐ Row and column headers have the correct scope assigned.

☐ Tables include a caption.

☐ Tables avoid merged or split cells.

☐ Tables have adequate cell padding.

Multimedia

☐ 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

☐ 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 endnotes.

☐ Font size can be zoomed to 200%.