Learning Lab: Create an Accessible Word Document (In-Person)

Making sure your documents are accessible supports people with disabilities who use assistive technologies. It also makes the document more usable for everyone. In this hands-on session, we’ll review the most common accessibility issues that should be addressed when creating your documents and get you started creating an accessible Word document.

After participating in this lab, participants should be able to:

• Employ plain language.
• Select styles that improve legibility of text.
• Structure a document.
• Create accessible hyperlinks and tables.
• Add alternative text to visual content.
• Use the built-in accessibility checker.

This lab is a participatory session. EdTech Advisor and Specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide advice. We encourage you to bring a document you’d like to improve.

Participants must bring a laptop or a tablet.