Creating Accessible Word documents

This course includes a video of a screen reader user using Word documents.

This is followed by training on developing accessible Word documents and includes the following principles of document accessibility:

• Text

• Titles and headings

• Meaningful sequence

• Color and color contrast

• Tables

This is combined with specific instructions and exercises on creating the following in Word:

• Setting language

• Using and creating styles

• Creating accessible lists and links

• Writing alternative text for images

• Creating accessible tables

• Creating columns

• Merging image groups

• Creating accessible watermarks, references, footnotes, endnotes

• Creating accessible text boxes and providing alternatives

• Creating accessible headers and footers

• Creating Table of Contents

The Accessibility Checker will be demonstrated, as well as why it is not always accurate.

Attendees work on a document of their own choosing throughout the day.