Common EPUB Issues: Table of Contents
Channel: NNELS Canada
Date: 2019-12-24

Full transcript below.

Demonstrates the difference between an ebook with a well-formatted table of contents, and an ebook that is missing one. This is incredibly detrimental to screen-reader users and readers with print disabilities.
Read more about best practices here: https://www.accessiblepublishing.ca/accessible-publishing-best-practices/
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Transcript:

Welcome to a demonstration of an accessible table of contents.

This video was created with support from the Government of Canadas Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component. The opinions and interpretations in this video are those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. It was produced with sighted assistance.

Readers use the Table of Contents feature in their favorite app to navigate a book.

This book includes a thorough table of contents.
It is easy to jump quickly to a new chapter.

This book is nearly impossible to navigate.
It only has one entry in its table of contents.

Please ensure that a navigation point is recorded for each new section in your books.
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