{"id":9041,"date":"2026-04-24T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/?page_id=9041"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:58:01","slug":"considerations-by-type","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/its\/academic-technology-services-2\/digital-accessibility-guidelines\/considerations-by-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Considerations by Media Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below, you can find a list of considerations for each media type, followed by a link to a printable checklist of the considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Static Media<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Text Documents<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1h2iTfSNyFV4q8616RvLMz-26F2_aN8fwBo76VCcfG8U\/edit?usp=sharing\">Text Document Accessibility Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Readability<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Content is divided into short paragraphs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most paragraphs are no longer than 5 sentences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(True) Headings are used to organize paragraphs<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headings do not skip levels (h2, h3, h4\u2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">H1 is the title style if a short-form document; Title is the title style if a long-form document<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is minimal use of long sentences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Language is free of grammatical errors, spelling errors, and typos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Language is simple and straightforward wherever possible<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points: Complex language is defined nearby, linked to a glossary, and\/or has sufficient context clues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legibility<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is in a sans serif font<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is at least 11 points for small text and 14 point bold or 18 points for large text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links are the only underlined text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Formatting is consistent throughout the page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The file name at the very top of the application window accurately describes the file<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color and Contrast<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color has been used to convey meaning only in combination with other elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If color has been used, there is appropriate contrast between foreground, background, and adjacent colors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.5:1 contrast for small text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:1 contrast for large text and graphics\/objects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strings of items are formatted into (true) lists<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are appropriately ordered or unordered, depending on their content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are only used for strings of more than one item<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No empty list items are left over<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All hyperlinks are embedded in text that describes their destinations<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link text gives enough information to clearly indicate destination without surrounding context<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLink to\u201d excluded from link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources linked only 1x\/page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If using formal citations, titles (only) are used as link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if you include the source in parentheses, e.g. (YouTube)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All links work<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If linking to a piece of media that has required permissions to view or interact with, these permissions have been checked<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If linking to time-based media, see podcast or video checklist for additional considerations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used to compare data (not for formatting, not when they could be lists instead)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have (true) header rows and columns<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Table header rows and columns have visual indicators that they\u2019re headers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have captions, titles, descriptions, and alt text as available<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables do not have merged cells<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables do not have empty cells<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images that convey meaning\/contain content have alt text<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt text is:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Descriptive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Functional<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contextual<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reader-oriented<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-content images are marked as decorative or alt text area left blank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Images are formatted as &#8220;In line with text&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are no images of text (except as a logo)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Logos\u2019 text is included in their alt text<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts have alt text naming the type of chart and giving a general summary of information conveyed (e.g. Bar chart showing college spending on athletics 2011-2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complex graphics have text alternatives<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Checking Your Work<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If working in Microsoft Word, run the built-in accessibility checker and resolve any issues it catches before sharing your document.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To open the built-in accessibility checker, go to the <\/span><b>Review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab and select <\/span><b>Check Accessibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A side panel will open with the categories of errors it checks and any issues it\u2019s found. Click on a named issue element in the side panel to highlight that element in the document.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">PDFs<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1k6I4TsgBe0aT0Pl-2w5B6qpvOWjkNHYq0A08J74zWY0\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>PDF Accessibility Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Form &amp; Content<\/h4>\n<p>Review the Text Document Accessibility considerations for form and content features to build into your document before exporting as a PDF.<\/p>\n<h4>Structure<\/h4>\n<p>Review the Text Document Accessibility considerations for structure features to build into your document before exporting as a PDF. If any of the features are unavailable prior to exporting as PDF, make note of those features and add them after exporting.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve exported your PDF, ensure the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metadata has been added, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Title<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Language<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tags exist (and are accurate) for all headings, paragraphs, images, figures, and any other content<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headings are tagged as headings, following proper heading order<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paragraph breaks happen in expected places<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Logical reading order has been set or reviewed and adjusted<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is searchable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images have alt text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links are interactive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Form fields are interactive\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If creating a form, reach out to your academic technologist about additional support for adding and properly tagging form fields<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any features from the Text Document Accessibility Checklist that you were unable to add before exporting to PDF have been added using a PDF editor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The built-in accessibility checker of your chosen PDF editor shows zero issues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Spreadsheets<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1i3sEsWbRauXskVO6DNylBm9E8281hC3zhZ5mss3hKOw\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>Spreadsheet Accessibility Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Readability<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are no spelling or grammar issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Formatting is consistent throughout the sheet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sheet tabs have descriptive, unique names<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Legibility<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is in a sans serif font<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is at least 10 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links are the only underlined text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is sufficient spacing around text (i.e. sufficient cell height and width)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images and charts do not overlap content in cells<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The file name at the top of the application window accurately describes the file<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sheet has a descriptive Title (check in File &gt; Info (Windows) or File &gt; Properties (Mac))<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color and Contrast<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color has been used to convey meaning only in combination with other elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If color has been used, there is appropriate contrast between foreground, background, and adjacent colors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.5:1 contrast for small text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:1 contrast for large text and graphics\/objects\/charts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All hyperlinks are embedded in text that describes their destinations<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link text gives enough information to clearly indicate destination without surrounding context<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLink to\u201d excluded from link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources linked only 1x\/page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If using formal citations, titles (only) are used as link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if you include the source in parentheses, e.g. (YouTube)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All links work<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If linking to a piece of media that has required permissions to view or interact with, these permissions have been checked<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If linking to time-based media, see podcast or video checklist for additional considerations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are included as accessible alternatives when charts are created<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used to compare data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have centered captions in the row immediately above the table, with merged cells spanning the width of the table<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have header rows and\/or columns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cells containing headers or data are not merged or split<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables do not have empty cells<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts have 10-pt text or larger (larger is better)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts have sufficient white space around elements and between elements, title, labels, key, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts have alt text naming the type of chart and giving a general summary of information conveyed (e.g. Bar chart showing college spending on athletics 2011-2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charts are presented with tables as accessible alternatives (table can be to the right of chart or in separate sheet)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link to table is provided below chart if table is not immediately beside chart<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Link back to chart is provided below table if not immediately beside chart<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images and other non-text elements that convey meaning\/contain content have alt text<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt text is:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Descriptive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Functional<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contextual<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reader-oriented<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-content images and non-text elements are marked as decorative or alt text area left blank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are no images of text (except as a logo)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Logos\u2019 text is included in their alt text<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complex graphics have text alternatives<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embedded or Linked Media<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embedded\/linked podcasts have transcripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embedded\/linked videos have captions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Checking Your Work<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If working in Microsoft Excel, run the built-in accessibility checker and resolve any issues it catches before sharing your document.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To open the built-in accessibility checker, go to the <\/span><b>Review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab and select <\/span><b>Check Accessibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A side panel will open with the categories of errors it checks and any issues it\u2019s found. Click on a named issue element in the side panel to highlight that element in the document.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: If you have created table captions that span the width of the table (as recommended), you may get a \u201cmerged cells\u201d warning from the accessibility checker.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Slide Decks<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IEKSP1RFHwkgADhmticjiEXp7FYNE7fKxHNG2h62cHY\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>Slide Deck Accessibility Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>General Formatting<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each slide has a unique, descriptive title<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is in a sans serif font<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is at least 18 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sufficient contrast exists between foreground, background, and adjacent colors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.5:1 for small text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:1 for large text and graphics\/objects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color is used to convey information only in combination with other elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are at a minimum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links are the only underlined text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avoid slide transitions and animations that have a lot of side-to-side or vertical motion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Slide Content<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Content on each slide is minimized; more slides are used rather than more text per slide<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Font type and size are consistent across slides<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Negative space exists around and among elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All link text describes link destinations (no naked hyperlinks, no generic link tex)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLink to\u201d excluded from link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources linked 1x\/page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All links work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If using formal citations, titles (only) are used as link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If linking to time-based media, see podcast or video checklist for additional considerations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if you include the source in parentheses, e.g. (YouTube)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strings of items\/information are formatted as (true) lists<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are ordered or unordered appropriately, based on content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are only used for multi-item strings of information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No empty list items have been left behind<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Images &amp; Time-Based Media<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All images have alt text<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt text is concise, descriptive, functional, contextual, and reader-oriented<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-content images are marked as decorative or alt text area left blank<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complex graphics have text alternatives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embedded and linked videos have captions<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Captions are human-generated or auto-generated and reviewed\/revised<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Captions include music, important sounds, etc. in parentheses or brackets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Captions are turned on whenever presenting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if videos also have audio description<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Embedded and linked podcasts have transcripts<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transcript is available to participants whenever presenting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Final Suggestions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If working in PowerPoint, use the build-in accessibility checker to review and remediate accessibility issues before sharing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Share slides with participants ahead of time so they can review before the presentation and\/or follow along on their own devices if needed<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Time-Based Media<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Podcasts<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1e8WsEMCTIJKKPocoA-9G363CPv6lIYXTtdG0Fcr-aWE\/edit?usp=sharing\">Podcast Accessibility Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoken audio is recorded in a quiet space or edited to reduce background noise<\/li>\n<li>Contrast in volume exists between speech and background sound, to help listeners parse speech<\/li>\n<li>Consideration has been given to maximum contrast between softest and loudest sounds\n<ul>\n<li>Sounds that are suddenly louder have been avoided<\/li>\n<li>Sounds that are significantly softer than their surrounding context have been avoided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If creating an audio-only podcast, a transcript of spoken audio has been created\n<ul>\n<li>Transcript is posted alongside audio podcast<\/li>\n<li>Bonus points if transcript includes mention of important non-spoken sounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If creating a video podcast, captions have been created for the podcast video\n<ul>\n<li>Captions include important non-spoken sounds<\/li>\n<li>Bonus points if you also include a transcript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Videos<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1RaUIGZ7oBeT_RkOq8Wxyo3zfi-lb8Q9_SvwCnDyFVBU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Video Accessibility Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Video does not flash more than 3x\/second<\/li>\n<li>If creating the video from slides, the slides use appropriate color contrast\n<ul>\n<li>4.5:1 for small text<\/li>\n<li>3:1 for large text and graphics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spoken audio is recorded in a quiet space or edited to reduce background noise<\/li>\n<li>Contrast in volume exists between speech and background sound, to help listeners parse speech<\/li>\n<li>Consideration has been given to maximum contrast between softest and loudest sounds\n<ul>\n<li>Suddenly louder sounds have been avoided<\/li>\n<li>Sounds significantly softer than those around them have been avoided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Human-created captions or app-generated and human-reviewed\/edited captions have been added to the video\n<ul>\n<li>Captions should include mention of music, important sound effects, etc., in parentheses or brackets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Whenever possible, audio description has been incorporated into the narration or added as a separate audio file that contains both spoken audio and audio description\n<ul>\n<li>Audio description does not need to be included in caption<\/li>\n<li>If creating a transcript for the video, include description of important visuals in the transcript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Combined media<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Google Sites<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JhikFPbh53-LSBzffwbk0Yibck3G6TYhN4krnyThcLA\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>Google Sites Accessibility Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Form &amp; Content<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Content is divided into short paragraphs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Language is free of grammatical errors and typos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Language is simple and straightforward wherever possible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is in a sans serif font<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is at least 11 points for small text and 14 point bold or 18 points for large text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>bold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Links are the only underlined text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Color has been used to convey meaning only in combination with other elements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where color has been used, there is appropriate contrast between foreground, background, and adjacent colors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.5:1 for small text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3:1 for large text and graphics\/objects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Structure<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(True) Headings are used to title pages and organize paragraphs<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headings do not skip levels when ascending (Title, Heading, Sub-Heading)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: Google Sites names their heading levels by what they are\/do in non-technical language (unlike text docs), so the Title style is for the title of the page, the Heading style is for section titles (colloquially called \u201cheadings\u201d), etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strings of items are formatted into (true) lists<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are appropriately ordered or unordered, depending on their content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are only used for strings of more than one item<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No empty list items are left over<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All link text describes link destinations (no naked hyperlinks, no generic link tex)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLink to\u201d excluded from link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources linked 1x\/page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All links work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If using formal citations, titles (only) are used as link text<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if you include the source in parentheses, e.g. (YouTube)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used for comparing data<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have (true) header rows and columns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have captions, titles, descriptions, and alt text as available<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables do not have merged or split cells<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Images that convey content have alt text<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt text is concise, descriptive, functional, contextual, and reader-oriented<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-content images are marked as decorative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are no images of text (except as a logo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complex graphics have text alternatives<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Time-Based Media<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Videos do not flash more than 3 times per second<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Auto-play videos are avoided (or at least include controls for stopping\/pausing)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Videos have human-created or auto-generated-and-human-reviewed captions<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Captions include relevant non-spoken sounds in parentheses or brackets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even better if videos have audio descriptions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Podcasts have transcripts available<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location of transcript is noted or linked to on the page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re creating the time-based media yourself, please review the applicable checklist for that media type<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">WordPress Sites<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Coming soon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Pressbooks<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>For accessibility considerations and support with Pressbooks, check out this <strong>Open Educational Resource<\/strong> (OER, coming soon), compiled by our very own Ellie Anderson! You can find a checklist of accessibility considerations within the OER.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">StoryMaps<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Coming soon!<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-5\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Moodle<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Coming soon!<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-6\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-6\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">LibGuides<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-6\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10vDxwzoX6pY832QDw-TbvIMP-WLgg4LuP7gCaoU7UNU\/edit?usp=sharing\">LibGuides Accessibility Checklist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Text\/Formatting<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text uses simple, straightforward language wherever possible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Text is broken up into short paragraphs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1-2 fonts are used throughout<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sans serif (non-narrow) fonts used throughout<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Font size and styling are consistent throughout<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limited use of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italics<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limited use of <\/span><b>bold<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No underlined text (that isn\u2019t a link)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Headings<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Headings are all true headings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">H3 is first heading level used in rich text editor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing heading levels are chronological (no skips)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lists<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strings of items or phrases are presented as lists<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists are all true lists<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unordered lists are used whenever order doesn\u2019t matter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ordered lists are used whenever order is necessary to understanding content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All 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400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access is provided for any shared Google or Box media<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sources are only linked 1x\/page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If formal citations are necessary, only title text is linked<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tables<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used for comparing data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used when they are the best format for presenting the data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables are only used when no other representation style is appropriate\/feasible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have structural\/functional header rows and columns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have visually distinct header rows and columns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have captions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tables have descriptions (alt text)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No merged cells<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No empty cells<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No images within tables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No lists within tables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No tables within tables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No nested header rows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Color &amp; Contrast<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li 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