Accessibility metadata helps readers determine if an ebook meets their specific needs before purchase. Since standard metadata properties may not always fully capture all accessibility features or potential limitations, a dedicated summary field allows for a concise description to provide context not covered by other specific metadata values.

Objectives

• Improve content accessibility for people with disabilities.
• Enable distribution platforms to better communicate the accessibility features of a title.

Implementation

• Provide a description for the accessibilitySummary property in the OPF file.
• Populate the ONIX record with the accessibility summary using code 196-92 (Accessibility summary).

Control

• Ensure that a relevant accessibility summary is present in the ebook’s OPF file.
• Ensure that a relevant accessibility summary is included in the ONIX record (code 196-92).
• Verify that accessibility information is correctly displayed on online bookstore product pages.