Accessibility Resources

Resources and guides to help you understand and produce accessible content.

Accessibility Standards and Guidelines

• EPUB 3.1 Specification and Conformance (W3C)
• EPUB Accessibility 1.1 Conformance and Discoverability Requirements (W3C)
• EPUB Accessibility Techniques 1.1 (W3C)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 (W3C)
• How to Meet WCAG Quick Reference (W3C)

General Accessibility References

• Creating Accessible Books from the Start (Benetech)
• Top Tips for Creating Accessible EPUB3 Files (Benetech)
• Recorded Training Webinars (DIAGRAM Center)
• Accessible Publishing Knowledge Base (DAISY)
• Reading for All, Part 1 – Getting to Know EPUB (Accessible Education Materials by CAST)
• Reading for All, Part 2 – Finding and Using High-Quality EPUB (Accessible Education Materials by CAST)
• Reading for All, Part 3 – Creating Accessible Content with EPUB (Accessible Education Materials by CAST)
• Best Practice Recommendations for EPUB 3: Now and Looking to the Near Future (DIAGRAM Center)
• ONIX Codelist 196
• Accessible EPUB 3 by Matt Garrish (O’Reilly)
• BISG Guide to Accessible Publishing & Cheat Sheets (BISG)
• Build Accessible Coursework (Benetech)
• Your Guide to Building a More Accessible Classroom (Benetech)
• Buy Accessible: What to Look for in ebooks (Benetech)

Accessible Metadata

• Crosswalk Accessibility Metadata Project (Benetech)
• User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata (W3C)
  • User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata (Github Repo)
• ONIX for Books (BISG)
• ONIX for Books (EDitEUR)
• ONIX Examples and Explanations (DAISY Knowledge Base)
• Schema.org Examples and Explanations (DAISY Knowledge Base)
• Crosswalk of Accessibility Metadata for Schema.org, EPUB, and ONIX (Schema.org)
• Display Techniques for ONIX Accessibility Metadata 1.0 (W3C Publishing Community Group)

Accessible Images

• Image Guidelines for EPUB 3 (DIAGRAM Center)
• Accessible Image Sample Book (DIAGRAM Center)
• Best Practices for Authoring Extended Descriptions in EPUB (DIAGRAM Center)
• National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
• Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics (Braille Authority of North America)
• Poet Image Description Tool (Open Source by DIAGRAM Center)
• Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 (W3C)
• Alt text guidelines for authors (Taylor & Francis)

Accessible STEM

• Accessible Math (DIAGRAM Center)
• Best Practices for Authoring MathML in EPUB (DIAGRAM Center)
• MathType (Wiris)
• Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) (California State University)
• Report on Chemistry (DIAGRAM Center)
• 3D Printing, Tactiles and Haptics (DIAGRAM Center)
• The Future of Accessible Charts (DIAGRAM Center)

Accessibility Statement Examples

• Accessibility at Taylor & Francis (Taylor & Francis)
• Global Certified Accessible ePubs (Guilford Press)
• Macmillan Learning Accessibility (Macmillan Learning)
• Amnet Accessibility Solutions (Amnet)