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Active Product Accessibility Risk Report

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Susan Ruiz

Purpose

Provides all active products where at least one accessibility category is missing data. Includes WCAG and translated category fields.

Report Notes

  • The access filter will automatically filter the report to show products that are owned by the user’s Publisher company ID
  • Results are limited to active products that have had at least one transaction in the last 18 months
  • Results flag any product that does not report information for all accessibility categories, excluding “Additional Info”

Definition of filters

Filter NameDescriptionUsage Notes
VBIDVitalSource ID associated with the item

Use to search for a specific item or for many items.

You can easily copy/paste multiple values. This can be completed through copying a column of ISBNs or VBIDs from an excel-like document or copying ISBNs or VBIDs separated by commas.

🔵 Multi-search can support up to 16,000 values
⚠️ Copying ISBNs or VBIDs separated by semi-colon does not work.
Product FormatFormat of the item (i.e., epub or pdf)Narrow results based on accessibility review criteria
Copyright YearCopyright year associated to the itemNarrow results based on copyright year
BISACProvides the BISAC categories associated to the itemFilter results to only look at items in specific course areas
✅ When filtering with this field, it is recommended to use the “contains” parameter.
PublisherThe content owner (Manage company name)Narrow results to a specific publisher company (if applicable).
⚠️ Note, filter is limited to companies that the system user is associated to.

 

Definition of fields

Field NameDescription
VBIDVitalSource ID associated with the item
Author(s)Author name(s) associated to the VBID
Item NameName of the item 
Product FormatFormat of the item (i.e., epub or pdf)
Copyright YearCopyright year associated to the item
BISACProvides the BISAC categories associated to the item
Ways of ReadingAccessibility category that indicates how the content facilitates access related to visual adjustments, nonvisual reading (read aloud speech or dynamic braille), and prerecorded audio
ConformanceAccessibility category that indicates which conformance standards the digital publication claims to meet
NavigationAccessibility category that indicates any navigation features
Rich ContentAccessibility category that indicates any math or chemical formulas or information rich images such as charts, diagrams, or graphs in the content
HazardsAccessibility category that indicates any potential hazards that could affect users
Accessibility SummaryAccessibility summary provided for the digital publication
Legal ConsiderationsInformation on exemptions or exceptions for accessibility in a jurisdiction
Additional Accessibility InformationAdditional accessibility information related to the digital publication
Ways of Reading (WCAG)Accessibility category that indicates how the content facilitates access related to visual adjustments, nonvisual reading (read aloud speech or dynamic braille), and prerecorded audio
Conformance (WCAG)Accessibility category that indicates which conformance standards the digital publication claims to meet
Navigation (WCAG)Accessibility category that indicates any navigation features
Rich Content (WCAG)Accessibility category that indicates any math or chemical formulas or information rich images such as charts, diagrams, or graphs in the content
Hazards (WCAG)Accessibility category that indicates any potential hazards that could affect users
Accessibility Summary (WCAG)Accessibility summary provided for the digital publication
Legal Considerations (WCAG)Information on exemptions or exceptions for accessibility in a jurisdiction
Additional Accessibility Information (WCAG)Additional accessibility information related to the digital publication
General InformationDenotes if the material is a tagged PDF
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