Document Accessibility Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide from Word to PDF

Join us for a practical, follow-along session that introduces some key fundamentals of digital accessibility and demonstrates select techniques for creating more accessible documents.



Participants will work directly with a provided Word document as we walk through hands-on remediation examples and commonly used tools. This session is not an exhaustive training on document accessibility, but rather a focused look at core concepts and workflows you can build on.

This webinar will cover:

-A brief overview on digital access and how that applies to documents

-Remediating an MS Word document step-by-step (this will the largest part of the session) including:

-Ensuring the document has appropriate metadata and heading structure

-Proper use of tables

-Alternative text

-Converting a Word document to a PDF

-Adobe Acrobat Overview-Checking for compliance

-Determining when it is appropriate to use a Word file vs. a PDF file

-Tools and resources

 

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility
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GLLD Minutes_Practice_0.pdf
Document Accessibility Essentials_0.pptx