LibGuides: Xavier Library and Instructional Design and Technology Digital Accessibility Resource Guide: ETD Submission Guidelines

Xavier University Library Digital Accessibility

Xavier University Library Recommended Minimum Digital Accessibility Requirements for Published Documents

Authors will be responsible for the following:

File includes full text. For example, you cannot have a picture of your title page because a screen reader cannot read it.
Color contrast (typed information must be black font on a white page. See Accessibility Tools for more help).
Document Properties are filled in (title and author).
Document Language is set to English.
Bookmarks are created for all first level headings (Sections and Chapter Headings).
Text identifiable headings for each major topic change (first level headings - see above).
Alternate text for images, figures, schemes, and equations.
PDF accessibility permission flag is checked.

Once you have done your best to make your document accessible, use Word's built in Accessibility Checker.

Select the File menu.
Select the Info Pane.
Find Inspect Document.
Select Check for Issues.
Select Check Accessibility.
Your document opens and a new pane shows on the right side of the screen.
For further information, please visit the Microsoft Word page. on the WebAIM website.

APA Style - Headings
Headings identify the content within sections of a paper.

Make your headings descriptive and concise. Headings that are well formatted and clearly worded aid both visual and nonvisual readers of all abilities.
APA Style - Tables
Tables are visual displays composed of columns and rows in which numbers, text, or a combination of numbers and text are presented. There are many common kinds of tables, including demographic characteristics tables, correlation tables, factor analysis tables, analysis of variance tables, and regression tables.

This page addresses the basics of table setup, including table components, principles of table construction (including the use of borders and how to handle long or wide tables), and placement of tables in the paper. Note that tables and figures have the same overall setup.

Digital Accessibility Resources for OhioLINK ETD Center Administrators and Reviewers
- Webpage with links out to other available resources, a list of a few possible tools to use, as well as a brief overview about how to check PDFs for the recommended minimum requirements
Recommended Minimum Requirements for Digitally Accessible PDF Files in the OhioLINK ETD Center
- Possible starting point for a local policy, though institutions likely will want additional local requirements
Digital Accessibility Decisions and Considerations Guide
- Contains prompts to help think through local policy and workflows
- Describes the planned changes in the OhioLINK ETD Center for the ETD submission and publication processes