Review this Word Accessibility Cheat Sheet when you need quick instructions on how to create accessible Word documents. Here are the basics.
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These are faculty tutorials geared toward teaching about accessibility. These help faculty improve the accessibility of online course materials.
Accessibility Fundamentals
This tutorial includes accessibility fundamentals to help make all your digital content accessible.
The goal is to create an equitable learning experience for all students, giving them an equitable opportunity to succeed in your course.
Continue ReadingUsing the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word
When it comes to accessibility, one of the best things about Microsoft Word is its internal Accessibility Checker. It’s never been easier to find and fix accessibility issues in your documents — especially if you have Microsoft 365!
This tutorial introduces you to how Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker works.
Continue ReadingHow to Add Word’s Accessibility Checker to your Quick Access Toolbar
Did you know Office programs have their own internal Accessibility Checker? In this tutorial, you’ll see how to add the Accessibility Checker to your Quick Access Toolbar so it’s always visible.
This can help you check your documents for accessibility issues more frequently, thus making your documents more accessible.
Continue ReadingIntro to Accessibility: The What, Why, and How of Accessibility
Welcome to the Intro to Accessibility tutorial!
We will discuss the what, why, and how of accessibility: what it is, why it’s important, and how we do it.
Continue ReadingHow to Create an Accessible Word Document
Follow this guide to help you create an accessible Word document for all your students.
Use the accessibility fundamentals and Word’s internal Accessibility Checker together to ensure you create accessible course materials for your students. This helps ensure every student has an equitable chance of succeeding in your course.
Continue ReadingHow to Convert a Word Document to an Accessible PDF
This tutorial provides instructions for how to convert a Word document to an Accessible PDF. Use the Save As of Save a Copy feature only, as the Print to PDF and Save as Adobe PDF features will not produce an accessible PDF file.
Continue ReadingHow to Add a Document Title into a Word Document or PDF
A missing document title is one of the most common accessibility errors found in PDFs uploaded to Canvas. It is also one of the simplest to fix (if you know how to do it).
This tutorial provides instructions for how to add a document title into a Word document and a PDF.
Continue ReadingHow to Create Accessible Tables in Microsoft Word
Learn how to create accessible tables in Word so students can easily understand your data, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
Continue ReadingContrast & Color Accessibility
Contrast is a measure of the difference in perceived “luminance” or brightness between two colors.
This brightness difference is expressed as a ratio ranging from 1:1 (e.g., white text on white background) to 21:1 (e.g., black text on white background).
Learn some contrast and color accessibility guidelines and how to ensure you’re using colors all your students can see when creating documents.
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