Accessibility

PDXScholar supports the creation, use, and remixing of open educational resources (OER). Portland State University (PSU) Library acknowledges that many open educational resources are not created with accessibility in mind, which creates barriers to teaching and learning. PDXScholar is actively committed to increasing the accessibility and usability of the works we produce and/or host. We welcome feedback about accessibility issues our users encounter so that we can work to mitigate them. Please email us with your questions and comments at pdxscholar@pdx.edu.

“Accessibility Statement” is a derivative of Accessibility Statement by BCcampus, and is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Accessibility of Beginning Japanese 3

A prior version of this document contained multiple accessibility issues. Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 3 now meets the criteria outlined below, which is a set of criteria adapted from BCCampus’ Checklist for Accessibility, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

This book contains the following accessibility and usability features:

Multiple File Formats Available

• This book is available in multiple formats: this editable Word document, a PDF (with files for the whole book and individual Lessons), and a webbook on the Pressbooks platform. Like this Word version, the PDF is available for free download at Portland State University’s institutional repository, PDXScholar.
• While the Word and PDF versions of this book were created and remediated for accessible and navigable classroom use, the webbook version primarily exists for those interested in editing, building, and/or remixing the material using the Pressbooks platform.

Organization of content

• Content is organized under headings and subheadings, which appear in sequential order and are reflected in the corresponding Table of Contents
• List structures (numbered and unnumbered) are used

Images

• All images contain alternative text
• Images do not rely on color to convey meaning
• Images are in-line with text

Tables

• All tables deemed necessary include header rows, alternative text, and cell padding.
• Tables do not include merged or split cells.

Font Size and formatting

• Font size is 12 point or higher for body text
• Font size is 9 point or higher for footnotes, table captions, and hints
• Font color or style does not convey meaning; when text is highlighted, the “emphasis” style in Word has also been applied
• No known repeated characters or excessive spaces

Potential barriers to accessibility

As a book of Japanese language learning, this book contains multiple scripts. Throughout the book, where more complex characters or scripts are used, including ones with multiple possible interpretations, hiragana characters appear in smaller font above in the form of a hint. PDXScholar acknowledges that these hints, which appear throughout the document, may be confusing for someone using assistive technologies or navigating the document by keyboard. Please be aware that when accessing the book, you will frequently encounter lines of text with just a few syllables of Japanese hiragana in a smaller font size.

This accessibility statement has been adopted and adapted from Accessibility Statement and Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibilityfound in Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition by BCcampus, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This Accessibility Statement is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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