Accessibility Statement

“The University of Arizona Libraries is committed to the value of open. We support open practices and initiatives — including open access, open data, open educational resources, and open source software. This enables a more equitable, collaborative, and sustainable global system of knowledge exchange. Openness reduces barriers to access, innovation, and sharing.”^[1]

The Open Educational Resources (OER) team and authors here at the University of Arizona are committed to providing OER textbook materials that are accessible and usable to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

The webbook version of this resource has been designed and formatted with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (level AA) in mind.

Specific accessibility features of this book:

• Content is organized using sequential headings and subheadings.
• All images have an alt text tag or are marked as decorative.
• Links open in the same window.
• Link text is descriptive and makes sense without the surrounding content.
• Link text conveys the destination and expected behavior of the link.
• Documents have been assessed for accessibility to the best of the author’s ability and permissions access.
• Tables include header rows and organize data.
• Font is readable with appropriate type, size, and color contrast.
• Webbook content has been reviewed for accessibility using the Editora11y plugin.

To learn more about the accessibility of this platform, please visit Pressbooks’ accessibility webpage.

While we aim to meet all the guidelines and standards set for accessibility, we know that may not be possible for every aspect of the textbook. We also recognize that everyone’s experience of accessing online materials is unique. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the content or using the textbook and extra materials, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

When you reach out, please include the following information:

• The name of the resource
• The location of the problem by providing a web address or page description
• A description of the problem
• The computer, software, browser, and any assistive technology you are using that can help us diagnose and solve your issue (e.g., Windows 11, Google Chrome (Version 65.0.3325.181), NVDA screen reader)

Please email the U of A Pressbooks team with any accessibility concerns.