Sample Metadata Creation Form (No. 1)

Please complete the following form as is appropriate to the resource being considered. It may be necessary to only answer the first two questions. Otherwise, please use the second set of questions to generate a complete description. If you are describing an alternative or adaptation, there are some extra questions at the end.

***There is also a comment box at the end - please add anything you think will be helpful...

A4A Metadata

The resource being described is
If it is a full and complete adaptability description of a resource, give URI of that resource
Note: as the adaptability description is complete, no other information is required.

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A4A Accessibility Description of Resources

If the resource is a component of another resource, give URI of that composite resource
If resource has a full adaptability description, give URI of that description

No more metadata is required if there is a complete description of the adaptability of the resource.

If not, please indicate if this resource is an alternative for content at

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If not, and the resource can be sub-divided into components, please list the locations of the parts below, submit the form, and then return to complete a copy of this form for each of the components. If this is burdensome, please list the parts and then continue (without submitting yet) to complete the form describing the complete or 'composite' resource.

It has components at (there can be as many component addresses as necessary)

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To continue, please describe the resource by completing the following.

If the resources has known alternative resources, give locations by listing URIs

Note: it would be best, at this point, to provide separate descriptions of all components and of their available alternatives. If this has been done, or is not possible, please continue.

This resource has an original access mode (check all relevant)
auditory (informational)
auditory (ornamental)
tactile (informational)
tactile (ornamental)
textual (informational)
textual (ornamental)
visual (informational)
visual (ornamental)
It has a full control flexibility description available at (URI)
OR provides the following capability (check all relevant)
full control with Keyboard only
full control with Mouse only
This resource has a full display transformability description available at (give URI)
OR provides transformability of the following (check all relevant)
FontSize
FontFace
ForegroundColor
BackgroundColor
CursorPresentation
HighlightPresentation
Layout
structurePresentation
The resource contains what might be a hazard of the following kind (check any applicable)
flashingImage
flashingSound
It has language: e.g. en, fr, jp, etc (state all relevant)
It has education level (choose one): education level
It has reading rate (if applicable because it is a timed resource): (number of words per minute)
It makes the following electronic tools available (check all relevant):
dictionary
calculator
noteTaker
peerInteraction
thesaurus
abacus
spellChecker
grammarChecker
homophoneChecker
mindMapper
outliner

If this resource is an alternative or adaptation for another, please continue.

This resource is of adaptation type (choose one):
audioRepresentation
tactileRepresentation
textRepresentation
visualRepresentation
audioDescription
caption
e-book
sign-language
This resource, when used, offers what coverage of inaccessible content (choose one)
partial
all
The form of the adaptation is (choose all relevant)
enhanced
verbatim
reduced
real-time transcript
alternative text
long description
talking book
Daisy
image-based
symbolic
recorded
synthesized
Braille
haptic

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