Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has announced the successful completion of a comprehensive testing and development program to ensure its eBooks website, TaylorFrancis.com, is fully inclusive and meets the highest standards of web accessibility. The platform has achieved the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) recommendations at a high level (AA), demonstrating its commitment to providing an accessible experience for users with disabilities.
Taylor & Francis eBooks is a comprehensive platform housing over 125,000 books spanning various disciplines, including science, technology, engineering, medicine, humanities, and social sciences. The recent development program focused on enhancing accessibility to ensure that researchers and readers with disabilities can easily access the wealth of knowledge available on the platform.
Throughout the program, updates and testing were conducted with diverse groups of website visitors in mind, including individuals with vision, hearing, and mobility impairments. Taylor & Francis' team of developers and accessibility experts rigorously tested the website and its underlying code to ensure compliance with the stringent standards outlined in the World Wide Web Consortium's WCAG criteria. This encompassed elements such as keyboard navigation, page titles, color usage, and link text.
Taylor & Francis, a signatory of both the Accessible Books Consortium and Publishing Accessibility Action Group UK charters, remains steadfast in its commitment to accessibility. Last year, the company became a Global Certified Accessible Publisher and now produces all new eBooks in the EPUB format, further enhancing accessibility.
For more information about Taylor & Francis' accessibility program, interested individuals can refer to the company's Corporate Accessibility Statement. A detailed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is also available for the eBooks platform, providing comprehensive insights into its accessibility features.
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