0.4 Open textbook adoption  (Page 4/5)

Also, check for ratings, reviews or endorsements of your sources by professional societies and organizations.

Example

Health Course Textbook

The open textbook content selected for a health education course from Medline Plus  is subject to Quality Guidelines .

To determine quality and reliability of other health sources on the internet, look for the HONcode badge on the website. Websites that adhere to HONcode principles of the HON Foundation can post this badge.  Be sure to  verify  the authenticity of the badge. 

For additional health information that has been reviewed for quality, see the HEAL Reviewed Collection .

Step four

Task

Organize open content that you have collected into an open textbook.  If the content you have selected does not comply with ADA Section 508 accessibility requirements and copyright laws, then you will need to modify the content or select other content. 

Accessibility  

Certain accessibility requirements must be addressed when selecting and developing OER for electronic dissemination to students. By law, ADA Section 508 , learning materials, including interfaces, images, sounds, multimedia elements, and all other forms of information, must be made available for used by anyone, regardless of disability. Detailed information about accessibility guidelines are available at Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) .

Certain accessibility requirements must be addressed when developing OER for electronic dissemination to students.  For example, see Distance Education: Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities from the Chancellor’s Office California Community Colleges.

By law, ADA Section 508 , learning materials, including interfaces, images, sounds, multimedia elements, and all other forms of information, must be made available for used by anyone, regardless of disability.  See this microtutorial about Section 508: (External Link)

Detailed information about accessibility guidelines are available at Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) .

• Utah State University, Web Accessibility in Mind (Webaim) offers various "How To" information and support on creating accessible web sites. Web authors can find a Section checklist, sample HTML markup and various articles and courses on accessible web design.
• The Accessible Web Publishing Wizard simplifies the task of converting PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and (in the future) Excel spreadsheets to accessible HTML through an easy-to-use user interface and automation of many of the details of conversion.
• Art of ALT , a series of online lessons about building accessibility into Web-based humanities content. These lessons provide information to help build Web sites whose content is available to those with disabilities.
• A-Prompt is an accessibility evaluation and repair tool from the University of Toronto in cooperation with the Trace Center and CAST. A demonstration version is available for download.  A-Prompt lists what it considers to be errors and offers a chance to correct each one. 
• My Web My Way Tips for Students about how to make the web easier to use
• Accessibility Evaluation and Repair Tools
• Accessibility Training and Resources
• Accessibility Checklist-508 Compliance
• Resources for Checking Accessibility and Captioning Multi-Media