Raising the bar: How Xerte achieves a high standard of accessibility by design

This talk, presented by Tom Reijnders and Inge Donkervoort, discusses how Xerte achieves a high standard of accessibility by design within its open-source authoring tool. The session highlights the importance of embedding accessibility features such as semantic structure, ARIA support, screen reader compatibility, and configurable themes to create compliant and usable content. The speaker emphasizes that while Xerte provides built-in accessibility features and guided workflows for authors, understanding and applying accessibility principles is crucial to ensuring the quality of the output. Furthermore, the session showcases learner-facing accessibility controls that empower users to customize their content experience in line with accessibility standards.