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General Content Checklist
Use the Accessibility Checklist for Content Editors.
Microsoft Office Tutorials and Checklists
Microsoft Word
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| S.U. Workshop | Creating Accessible Documents in MS Word (Recordings and Handouts) | ITS |
| Cheatsheets | Cheatsheets for all recent versions of MS Word | |
| Tutorial | Use the Accessibility Checker on your Mac | Microsoft |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| S.U. Workshop | Creating and Delivering Accessible PowerPoint Presentations | ITS |
Cheatsheets | Cheatsheets for all recent versions of PowerPoint | NCDAE |
Microsoft Outlook
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Creating Accessible Email in MS Outlook | S.U. |
Charts and Graphs
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How-To | Accessibility and Charts | Penn State AccessAbility |
| How-To | Describing Graphics | Ohio State University, Accessible Classroom Technologies |
Adobe Products Tutorials and Checklists
Adobe Acrobat PDF
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| S.U. Workshop | Building Accessibility Into Existing PDFs (Recordings and Handouts) | ITS |
| Video Tutorials | Acrobat DC: Creating Accessible PDFs Login at http://lynda.syr.edu | Lynda |
| How-To | Creating Accessible PDF forms with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | Acrobat Users |
Adobe InDesign
| Type | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Video Tutorials | Lynda | |
| Video Tutorial | Preparing InDesign Files for Accessibility | AdobeTV |
| How-To | Adobe InDesign | Adobe |
| Cheatsheet | Adobe InDesign Accessibility Quickcard | Minnesota IT Services |
Web Tutorials and Checklists
Web Content
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 | Equations, MathML, and LaTeX | Penn State |
| Tutorial | IT Accessibility > Math | NC State University, Office of Information Technology |
| How-To | Accessible Math | Ohio State University, Accessible Classroom Technologies |
GoTo Sites for Multiple Resources
- Web Accessibility Handbook, Portland Community College