{"id":1013,"date":"2023-08-10T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/?post_type=part&#038;p=1013"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:58:30","slug":"accessibility-matters","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/part\/accessibility-matters\/","title":{"raw":"Accessibility Matters","rendered":"Accessibility Matters"},"content":{"raw":"\u201cConcordia University is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for all staff, faculty, students, and visitors. Our commitment is realized through powerful cross-campus partnerships, and requires everyone to play a role in preventing, identifying, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/accessibility\/invisible-disabilities.html#barriers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removing barriers<\/a> to accessibility in all aspects of university life\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/accessibility.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Hub<\/a>).\r\n\r\nAccessibility within education matters at Concordia University and beyond. Accessibility makes education accessible to a diverse range of people; together, we enrich our educational culture and broader society. Increasing accessibility means enhancing our inclusivity practices for individuals with disabilities or neurodivergent characteristics, as well as second-language learners. <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Incorporating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/ctl\/pedagogy\/udl-information-for-instructors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a> (UDL) practices, we aim to inspire educators to support diverse learners with varied access methods, fostering<\/span>\u00a0a more equitable teaching and learning environment.\r\n\r\nThis section provides an overview of accessibility and file formats, as well as our accessibility checklist for OER grant recipients. You will also find additional resources and our brief overview of best practices for accessible HTML and CSS.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Are You Considering Using An Open Textbook In Your Courses?<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>If so, you may be interested in our <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/oerbydiscipline2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>OER Discipline Resource Guide: Concordia University Library\u20142nd edition<\/em><\/a>, which will help you learn about available open textbooks, often in Pressbooks form.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Learn about current and forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-textbook projects<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Educational Resources<\/a> and current and forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-textbook projects<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You can contact us at <a href=\"mailto:oer@concordia.ca\">oer@concordia.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>\u201cConcordia University is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for all staff, faculty, students, and visitors. Our commitment is realized through powerful cross-campus partnerships, and requires everyone to play a role in preventing, identifying, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/accessibility\/invisible-disabilities.html#barriers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removing barriers<\/a> to accessibility in all aspects of university life\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/accessibility.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Hub<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Accessibility within education matters at Concordia University and beyond. Accessibility makes education accessible to a diverse range of people; together, we enrich our educational culture and broader society. Increasing accessibility means enhancing our inclusivity practices for individuals with disabilities or neurodivergent characteristics, as well as second-language learners. <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Incorporating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/ctl\/pedagogy\/udl-information-for-instructors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Design for Learning<\/a> (UDL) practices, we aim to inspire educators to support diverse learners with varied access methods, fostering<\/span>\u00a0a more equitable teaching and learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>This section provides an overview of accessibility and file formats, as well as our accessibility checklist for OER grant recipients. You will also find additional resources and our brief overview of best practices for accessible HTML and CSS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\">Are You Considering Using An Open Textbook In Your Courses?<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>If so, you may be interested in our <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/oerbydiscipline2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>OER Discipline Resource Guide: Concordia University Library\u20142nd edition<\/em><\/a>, which will help you learn about available open textbooks, often in Pressbooks form.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about current and forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-textbook projects<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Educational Resources<\/a> and current and forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/library\/oer\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open-textbook projects<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can contact us at <a href=\"mailto:oer@concordia.ca\">oer@concordia.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1013","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6215,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1013\/revisions\/6215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}