Accessibility: Six Essential Steps
Explore each hotspot ( ) for accessibility quick tips
Access a text version of this interactive. Questions about Course Accessibility? Contact the FACET Instructional Design Team
Six Essential Steps framework was developed by University of Maryland, Division of Information Technology
Tables
Accessible tables ensures all users can understand, navigate and interpet data accurately. To ensure your tables are accessible, include one single Header Row and enable the Repeat Header Row so column titles are visible across pages.
Review the video to learn how to create accessible tables
Links
Create Contextual Links
Hyperlink text should provide a clear description of the link destination, rather than only providing the URL.
http://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint
Powerpoint Accessbility Techniques
Color Contrast
When text and background colors don’t differ enough in brightness, people with low vision or color blindness can struggle to read or interpret content. WCAG guidelines recommend a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, ensuring readability across a wide range of visual abilities.
Review the presentation slides and recording:
Media
TU Subscription Tools Include Captioning and Transcript Options:
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Panopto
- VoiceThread
- Microsoft Stream/ClipChamp
View Captioning and Transcript FACET Workshop to learn more
Headings
- Provide structure and organization to a document. Serves as an alternative to using bold or larger text.
- Creates a table of contents for your documents
- Allows all students, including those who use assistive technology, to quickly move between sections.
Heading Styles
- available in the Styles section in the top menu of the Word document.
Review the video to learn how to add Headings:
Images/Alt Text
Alt text is a brief description of an image that allows people using screen readers to understand visual content. It is essential because it ensures everyone,inlcuding users who are blind or low vision using assistive technology, have access to the same information. Check your images by right clicking the images to add your description.
Review the video to review how to add Alt Text to images:
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Accessibility: Six Essential Steps
Explore each hotspot ( ) for accessibility quick tips
Access a text version of this interactive. Questions about Course Accessibility? Contact the FACET Instructional Design Team
Six Essential Steps framework was developed by University of Maryland, Division of Information Technology
Tables
Accessible tables ensures all users can understand, navigate and interpet data accurately. To ensure your tables are accessible, include one single Header Row and enable the Repeat Header Row so column titles are visible across pages.
Review the video to learn how to create accessible tables
Links
Create Contextual Links
Hyperlink text should provide a clear description of the link destination, rather than only providing the URL.
http://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint
Powerpoint Accessbility Techniques
Color Contrast
When text and background colors don’t differ enough in brightness, people with low vision or color blindness can struggle to read or interpret content. WCAG guidelines recommend a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, ensuring readability across a wide range of visual abilities.
Review the presentation slides and recording:
Media
TU Subscription Tools Include Captioning and Transcript Options:
View Captioning and Transcript FACET Workshop to learn more
Headings
Heading Styles
Review the video to learn how to add Headings:
Images/Alt Text
Alt text is a brief description of an image that allows people using screen readers to understand visual content. It is essential because it ensures everyone,inlcuding users who are blind or low vision using assistive technology, have access to the same information. Check your images by right clicking the images to add your description.
Review the video to review how to add Alt Text to images: