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  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Inequitable Power Dynamics of Global Knowledge Production and Exchange Must be Confronted Head On
  8. From "Open" to Justice
  9. The Fallacy of “Open”
  10. A Critical Take on OER Practices: Interrogating Commercialization, Colonialism, and Content
  11. Decolonising the Collection, Analyses and Use of Student Data: A Tentative Exploration/Proposal
  12. Reflections on Generosity of Spirit: Barriers to Working in the Open
  13. Open Pedagogy: A Response to David Wiley
  14. Open Education in Palestine: A Tool for Liberation
  15. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Crossed Purposes
  16. Antigonish 2.0: A Way for Higher Ed to Help Save the Web
  17. What is DigCiz and Why I am Not Marina Abramovic: Thoughts on Theory and Practice
  18. Locks on our Bridges: Critical and Generative Lenses on Open Education
  19. Reclaiming Disruption
  20. Pedagogy and the Logic of Platforms
  21. Queering Open Pedagogy
  22. Student Spotlight: Matthew Moore, The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature, 2nd edition
  23. Open Education, Open Questions
  24. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Open Research and Education
  25. OER and the Language Problem (Part 2): The Status and Function Rationale
  26. Towards Openness Provocation for #oeb17: How to Create a Non-inclusive Learning Environment
  27. Queer Histories, Videotape, and the Ethics of Reuse
  28. Breaking Open: Ethics, Epistemology, Equity, and Power
  29. OER, CARE, Stewardship, and the Commons
  30. OER, Equity, and Implicit Creative Redlining
  31. Open as in Dangerous
  32. When Social Inclusion Doesn’t Go Far Enough: Concerns for the Future of the OER Movement in the Global South
  33. What Open Education Taught Me
  34. The Soul of Liberty: Openness, Equality and Co-creation
  35. Open as a Set of Values, Not a Destination
  36. The Future of the Public Mission of Universities
  37. The Tyranny of “Clear” Thinking
  38. Open Praxis: Three Perspectives, One Vision
  39. Holding the Line on Open in an Evolving Courseware Landscape
  40. Exploring Origins as a Decolonizing Practice
  41. Openness in Whose Interest?
  42. Logic and Rhetoric: The Problem with Digital Literacy
  43. Educational Content, Openness and Surveillance in the Digital Ecology
  44. A Reflection on Open: An Open Reflection
  45. Accessibility Assessment

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Accessibility Assessment

Although this volume is a collection of works that have (almost) all been previously published, seven key areas related to accessibility were assessed during the importing and editing process. The checklist below has been drawn from the Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far), which was itself adapted from the BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit. While a checklist such as this is just one part of a holistic approach to accessibility, it is one way to begin work on embedded good accessibility practices.

Accessibility Checklist

Checklist for Accessibility in Webbook
Area of FocusRequirementsPass?
Font SizeFont size is 12 point or higher for body textYes
Font SizeFont size is 9 point for footnotes or endnotesYes
Font SizeFont size can be zoomed to 200%Yes
FormulasFormulas have been created using MathMLNot applicable
FormulasFormulas are images with alternative text descriptions, if MathML is not an optionNot applicable
Organizing ContentContent is organized under headings and subheadingsYes
Organizing ContentHeadings and subheadings are used sequentially (e.g. Heading 1. Heading 2, etc.) as well as logically (if the title if Heading 1 then there should be no other Heading 1 styles as the title is the uppermost level)Yes
ImagesImages that convey information include Alternative Text (alt-text) descriptions of the image’s content or functionYes
ImagesGraphs, charts, and maps also include contextual or supporting details in the text surrounding the imageYes
ImagesImages do not rely on colour to convey informationYes, with the following exceptions:
  • Image 1 of 1 in Chapter 13
  • Slide 17 of 41 in Chapter 15
ImagesImages that are purely decorative contain empty alternative text descriptions. (Descriptive text is unnecessary if the image doesn’t convey contextual content information)Yes
TablesTables include row and column headersYes
TablesTables include a title or captionYes
TablesTables do not have merged or split cellsYes
TablesTables have adequate cell paddingYes
WeblinksThe weblink is meaningful in context, and does not use generic text such as “click here” or “read more”Yes

WeblinksWeblinks do not open new windows or tabsYes
WeblinksIf weblinks must open in a new window, a textual reference is included in the link informationNot applicable
Embedded MultimediaA transcript has been made available for a multimedia resource that includes audio narration or instruction*Not applicable
Embedded MultimediaCaptions of all speech content and relevant non-speech content are included in the multimedia resource that includes audio synchronized with a video presentationYes, with the following exceptions:
  • Chapter 9: Nina Simone: Don’t let me be misunderstood does not have captions
  • Chapter 9: Open pedagogy open discussion #YearofOpen includes machine-generated captions
  • Chapter 15: Digital pedagogy lab Vancouver livestream does not have captions but includes a transcript
  • Chapter 18: OpenCon 2017 live day 2 does not include captions but includes a transcript
  • Chapter 20: Sherri Spelic: Provocation for #TowardsOpenness at #OEB17 includes machine-generated captions
  • Chapter 28: Video by Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian in Residence, University of Edinburgh does not include captions
  • Chapter 32: #OER19 – Keynote Panel: Taskeen Adam, Caroline Kuhn and Judith Pete includes machine-generated captions
  • Chapter 33: #OER19: Holding the Line on Open in an Evolving Courseware Landscape [O-149] includes machine-generated captions
  • Chapter 34: Adele Vrana and Siko Bouterse, “Whose Knowledge?” includes machine-generated captions
Embedded MultimediaAudio descriptions of contextual visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) are included in the multimedia resourceNot yet evaluated

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