Compliance with level 1 criteria makes it possible to better meet the needs of students who have marked difficulties in reading and writing. Digital Resources that meet these criteria allow students to use assistive features such as text-to-speech and dynamic word tracking to access content.

A) Ensure that textual content (eg: texts, tables) are usable and compatible with the reading and writing assistance functions.
To do this :
1)    Check that it is possible to select the text;
2)   Ensure that it is possible to "copy" and "paste" the text into an external document (eg: a Word document);
3)    Ensure that all documents are "unlocked", i.e, permissions for access are enabled;
4)   Prioritize Headings (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) and Sub-Headings;
5)   Use a sans-serif typeface (eg. Arial, Verdana, Ubuntu, Tahoma ), i.e. a font whose letters do not resemble each other (eg: Il, 1l, lt);
6)     Ensure that the space between lines of text (line spacing) is at least 1.5;
7)    Align text content to the left;
8)   Avoid initials or other symbols that prevent or interfere with the reading of text by voice synthesis;
9)     Ensure that the colour contrast is sufficient between the font and the background (favour black on white, yellow on black, white or yellow on dark blue);
10)     Avoid putting an image as a background;
11)    Ensure that pagination is present at all times in documents;
12)     Add digital anchor points in the table of contents (eg: a hyperlink on each of the Headings/Titles and sub-headings present in the table of contents leading to the corresponding place in the resource);
13)  Ensure that the sections in the resources provided to students for collecting their written answers or their written productions allow the use of writing aids and revision-correction, in particular the use of the following help functions: word prediction and spelling and grammar proofreading.
B) Arrange the textual content in line with the visual content (eg: images, works of art).
To do this :
14)    Make sure images are not surrounded by text;
15)   Select text wrapping mode "in line with text" for playback of images, symbols, logos, etc. by text-to-speech or screen reader.
16)    Include “Alt text” for all images, shapes, and charts.

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