Accessibility Guide

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File Naming Convetions

Creating a PDF from a Document

The Accessibility Tool

Starting from Scratch

Using Available Templates

Screen readers should be able to access all document formats. Documents can take many forms: Word Docs, Excel files, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs.

Documents

Images - Alt Text

Tools

Color

Using Tabs

ADA Compliant Fonts

Heading Settings

Rich Text Editor

If you are creating a Word document from scratch:

Documents - Starting from scratch

Making Images Accessible

Image Descriptions

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All images must include alternative, descriptive text unless an image is decorative. This is true when using images in Blackboard and all documents or presentations including PowerPoint. Avoid using images of text.

Descriptive: A path in the woods beside a lake.

images

Decorative: Null

Link

Read more

For more information, review the WebAIM Color and Contrast link

Do not use color alone to convey meaning

Limit the use of color when adding text in any format. This is true for Blackboard and all documents or presentations including PowerPoint.

Color

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Specific, Intentional Narration

Copies of Resources Referenced

Using Captioning Services

Normalize Alternative Accessible Formats

Using External Resources

Provide alternative accessible formats: All presentations, and other audio and video content must be either closed-captioned or a transcript must be provided.

Presentations, Video, & Audio

Blackboard Ally

E-Reserves

Images

Descriptive Hyperlinks

Rich Content Editor

All content in Blackboard must be accessible, following the guidelines for content noted in the other sections of this resource.

Blackboard