Use our Word Accessibility Checklist (PDF) to ensure your documents meet accessibility standards and are fully compliant with ADA and WCAG guidelines. Alternate text (alt text) is crucial in a Word ...

Microsoft Word documents can be made accessible with proper headings, built-in numbered or bulleted lists, descriptive links, adding alternative text to images and adding headings to tables. This will ...

Microsoft Word includes a built-in Accessibility Assistant feature that will automatically check for certain accessibility issues and help you correct them. To use the accessibility checker, go to the ...

Writing interview transcripts Pulling out key information from long videos and audio files Recording lectures or audio materials assigned to students ...

Members of the Microsoft 365 Insiders program can check out a new feature in Word for Windows called Quick Fix. It's been made to correct multiple accessibility issues in Word files at once. Trying to ...

A limited number of font styles are used. Simple fonts are used (e.g., Verdana, Arial, or Times New Roman) There is adequate spacing between lines and characters (so that lines and letters are not ...

Headings are used to organize documents. Individuals using screen readers or the Braille system can navigate through the document's structure by moving from header to header. Header styles must be ...

Open your syllabus or slide deck in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Go to the “Review” tab and click “Check Accessibility.” Why it works: You don’t need to be an expert in accessibility to make a big ...