Pressbooks Product Updates May 2025
🚀 New Features and Releases
Updated VPAT Reports
We’re pleased to announce the publication of our updated Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) for the Pressbooks Authoring Platform and Reading Interface.
These reports, developed in collaboration with the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University, detail our compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards, underscoring our commitment to accessible publishing. Explore the full reports and learn more about our accessibility initiatives on our website.
Have questions about VPATs and why they’re important? Check out these blog articles from our accessibility series:
> What is a VPAT? A Quick Guide for Postsecondary Institutions
>>Why VPATs Matter in Education: Building Accessible Learning Environments
🔧 Other Updates and Improvements
- We replaced the “Guides and Tutorials” footer link with a direct link to the Pressbooks User Guide (instead of the Pressbooks marketing site)
- Network catalog book cards now have clickable images, making it easier to jump straight into a title from the catalog
- We have adjusted the file size upload limit for import routines to 50MB on all hosted networks. You can now import content from larger EPUB files
- Accessibility improvements have been made to the date picker to enhance clarity for assistive technologies
- We resolved a layout issue that caused horizontal scrolling in the admin bar on some screens