ABC = Accessibility + Book Creator

Some fantastic examples of what can be done with Book Creator by teachers or students in the special education classroom.

Special education books

Infographic explaining the backstory of Super Mario and includes reviews from game players.

Be aware of the reading order of materials on a page. Book Creator and screen readers default to left to right, top to bottom. 

W3C logo for the World Wide Web Consortium

Screenshot of Book Creator Author Certification highlighting Accessibility Features section

Screenshot of Book Creator captions option.

Screenshot of how to edit captions in Book Creator.

ABCs = Accessibility + Book Creator black font on a white background

ABCs = Accessibility + Book Creator white font on a black background

Use light on dark or dark on light. Check your <a href="https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/">color contrast</a>.

Screenshot of Book Creator "i" button option for fonts.

Size should be no smaller than 18 pt on presentations and 12 pt on documents.

Screenshot of article on using Book Creator for differentiation. Image is linked to article. Link opens in new tab.

Screenshot of Book Creator accessibility improvements article. Image is linked. Link opens in new tab.

Book Creator Play menu toolbar includes the "Read to Me" option.

Book Creator Text menu includes a microphone to record narration.

Use the Read to Me tool for narration or the record microphone to record narration. 

WCAG standards. Level A: minimum. Level AA: recommended. Level AAA: highest.

V is for <a href="https://bookcreator.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Book-Creator-VPAT-2.3.pdf">VPAT</a>.

Screenshot of Book Creator "i" option that includes labels in entry fields

Screenshot of Book Creator "i" button option that opens transcripts when using sound.

Screenshot of Book Creator "i" option for images showing Alternative text block

Accessibility icon proposed by the Accessible Icon Project

Three people sitting on a wooden bench looking at a display art installation of photographs of diverse peoples.

"Nothing about them without them." Images of various individuals with different abilities and assistive aids.

Persona spectrum of permanent, temporary, and situational disabilities from Inclusive: A Microsoft Design Toolkit

Headings panel in Home ribbon in Microsoft Word

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou

Safari may block some audio or video from playing automatically and ‘read to me’ will skip these. You can configure this in Safari’s preferences.