Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word

This hands-on workshop covers the process of creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word. At successful course completion participants will be able to explain the importance of creating accessible documents and perform the steps necessary to create accessible Word documents:

Utilize styles and alt text, descriptive links and simple tables when creating new documents
Add accessibility features to legacy Word documents to make them accessible
Utilize the Office accessibility checker
Convert Word documents to accessible PDFs
Utilize Adobe Acrobat DC’s accessibility checker

Segment Title	Duration	Description
Introduction	4mn38sec	Introduction to accessibility guidelines and the importance of creating accessible documents.
Screen Reader Demonstration	7nb57sec
Using the Accessibility Checker	1mn20sec
Adding Headings	2mn11sec
Adding Alternative Text to an Image	0mn43sec
Adding Descriptive Hyperlinks	1mn15sec
Accessible Tables	2mn17sec
Accessible Charts	3mn17sec