Accessibility Resources

Additional Resources

• Accessibility video training
  Source: Microsoft

  Let’s show you why using the tools built-into Office docs can make better docs and a better experience for everyone. We’ll cover Check Accessibility button, Alt Text, merged cells, PowerPoint Live, and more in this short video. More how-to lessons below.

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• An alt Decision Tree
  Source: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

  The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative offers an images tutorial that includes a decision tree for the alternative text for images.

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• Color and Color Contrast
  Source: WSU Digital Accessibility

  To ensure digital content is accessible, color must not be used alone to convey important information or to demonstrate emphasis.

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• Core Concepts
  Source: WSU Digital Accessibility

  Core concepts address a majority of the barriers to digital content and technology.

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• Create Accessible Documents
  Source: Section508.gov

  Learn how to create accessible Microsoft Word documents that conform to the Revised 508 Standards.

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• Create Accessible Excel Workbooks
  Source: Microsoft

  Prebuilt Excel templates can help save time and improve accessibility in the content that you create.

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• Create Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
  Source: Microsoft

  Put the content in your PowerPoint slides in the intended reading order so the screen readers read it correctly for users with a vision or reading disability.

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• Create Accessible Word Documents
  Source: Microsoft

  Learn how to open and use the Accessibility Checker to find issues that make Word difficult for people with disabilities.

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• Creating an Accessible Microsoft Word Document
  Source: WSU Digital Accessibility

  We want to make your document accessible to everyone, especially to people who use assistive devices. Below are some key components on how to make your document more accessible within Microsoft Word 2016.

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• Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps
  Source: Americans with Disabilities Act

  The Attorney General signed a final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The final rule has specific requirements about how to ensure that web content and mobile applications (apps) are accessible to people with disabilities.

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• NVDA – Deque Blog
  Source: Deque

  Deque articles.

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• NVDA for Windows Keyboard Commands (pdf)
  Source: Deque

  NVDA for Windows Keyboard Commands (pdf).

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• Presentations Authoring Guides
  Source: Section508.gov

  Guidance developed by the Accessible Electronic Documents Community of Practice (AED COP).

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• Setting up NVDA
  Source: Deque

  The video is several years old. NVDA for Windows Keyboard Commands (pdf).

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• Should I use a carousel?
  Source: Should I Use A Carousel?:

  Lots of useful information (quotes and links) about the usage of carousels.

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• Spreadsheets (Excel) Authoring Guides
  Source: Section508.gov

  Microsoft Excel

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• Text Links: Best Practices for Screen Readers
  Source: Deque

  Links, title, and aria-label, and assistive technology

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• Text/Typographical Layout
  Source: WebAIM

  Text Alignment, Margins, Padding, and White Spacing, Line Length, and Text Decorations

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• WSU Color Contrast Grid
  Source: Contrast Grid

  WSU Brand Colors Contrast Grid.

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