Contents
Microsoft Word
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial | Creating Accessible Documents: Word 2016 for Mac | WebAIM.org |
| Cheatsheet | Creating Accessible MS Word 2013 Documents (Windows) | NCDAE |
| Tutorial | How to make a Word document accessible | Portland Community College |
| Video | Basics of adding alt text descriptions and using styles to improve accessibility. | Microsoft |
| Tutorial | Creating accessible Word documents Techniques for creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word | Microsoft |
| Video | Word 2010 Video Tutorials | California State Univ. |
| Video | MS Word: 8 Part Video Series | Grand Rapids Community College |
| Training Guide | Accessibility Fundamentals for MS Office 2013 & Adobe Acrobat DC (login required) | ITS |
Microsoft Excel
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cheatsheet | Creating Accessible Excel 2010/13 (Windows) & 2011 (Mac) | NCDAE |
| Video | Find & fix accessibility issues in a workbook How to use the Accessibility Checker to identify inaccessible content | Microsoft |
| Tutorial | Creating accessible Excel workbooks Techniques for creating accessible Microsoft Excel documents | Microsoft |
Microsoft PowerPoint
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cheatsheet | Creating Accessible PowerPoint 2011 (Mac) | NCDAE |
| Cheatsheet | Creating Accessible PowerPoint 2013 (Windows) | NCDAE |
| Tutorial | PowerPoint Tips | Portland Community College |
| Video tutorial | PowerPoint 2013 & 2016: Designing Accessible Presentations | Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities |
Charts and Graphs
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How-To | Accessibility and Charts | Penn State AccessAbility |
| How-To | Describing Graphics | Ohio State University, Accessible Classroom Technologies |
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Creating Accessible Email in MS Outlook 2013 | Syracuse University, The Libraries |
| Outlook 2010: Creating Accessible Emails | State of Texas | |
| Answers | 10 Things You Can Do To make Your Emails More Accessible | SU School of Education |
Adobe Acrobat PDF
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Video tutorial | Fixing Common Accessibility Issues in Scanned Documents | Pam Thomas, SU Libraries |
| Multiple Resources | Adobe PDF: Training Guides, Video Tutorials, Resources, & Best Practices | CA State Univ. |
| Video Tutorial & How-To | Creating Accessible PDF Documents In Adobe Acrobat XI Plus:Cheatsheet | NCDAE |
| How-To | PDF Document Accessibility | Portland Community College |
Adobe LiveCycle
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How-To | Adobe LiveCycle ES: Using the Accessibility Palette | Adobe.com |
Adobe InDesign
Web Content
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Techniques | Tips for Getting Started with Web Accessibility These tips introduce basic considerations for making your website more accessible and provide links to additional guidance. Tips are grouped by activity: Tips for user interface and visual design, Tips for writing and presenting content, and Tips for markup and coding. | W3C WAI |
| Tutorial | Web Accessibility Tutorials (covers page structure, menus, images, tables, forms & carousels using a variety of web technologies, including HTML4, HTML5, CSS3, WAI-ARIA, MathML, and SVG) | W3C WAI |
| How-To | HTML Accessibility | webAIM.org |
| How-To | How to Meet WCAG 2.0 | W3C WAI |
| Techniques | Web Accessibility: techniques to build more accessible web sites | Penn State University Accessibility |
| Best Practices | Accessibility Principles for Website Images (best practices for creating appropriate and meaningful alt text for images) | Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology |
| Accessibility Checker | Color Contrast Checker | Acart Communications Inc. |
| Cheatsheet | Web Accessibility in WordPress (Expressions) | SU Libraries Accessibility Training Series |
| Cheatsheet | Web Accessibility in Cascade | SU Libraries Accessibility Training Series |
| PowerPoint | Fundamentals of Creating Accessible Web Content - PowerPoint slides from hands-on workshop | ITS, Syracuse University |
Creating Meaningful 'Alt text' Descriptions
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial | Web Accessibility Tutorials: An alt Decision Tree | W3C Web Accessibility Initiative |
| Tutorial | Text alternatives for images: a decision tree | 4Syllables |
Video and Audio
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Answers | Video Captioning Resources | SU ITS |
| Video & How-To | Captioning YouTube Videos | NCDAE |
| How-To | DIY Video Captioning Techniques | Accessible Classroom Technologies, Ohio State |
| How-To | DIY Captioning | Northern Illinois University |
Math Content
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Resources | Tips and Tutorials; How do I create accessible math content? | The California State University Accessible Technology Initiative |
| Tutorial | IT Accessibility > Math | NC State University, Office of Information Technology |
| How-To | Accessible Math | Ohio State University, Accessible Classroom Technologies |
GoTo Sites for Mulitple Resources
- Web Accessibility Handbook, Portland Community College