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This series of videos, published by the United States General Services Administration, provide guidance on how to "author and test Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for accessibility". The series includes 14 modules that cover the following topics: Introduction & Background, Creating the Presentations Layout Design and Establishing the Logical...

This series of videos, published by the United States General Services Administration, provide guidance on creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word. The series includes 14 modules that cover the following topics: Introduction & Background, Save as a Word Document (.docx) with a Descriptive Filename, Use Styles to Create Headings, Use...

This series of videos, published by the United States General Services Administration, provide guidance on creating accessible spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. The series includes 11 modules that cover the following topics: Introduction & Background, Using Built-in Features to Organize Content and Ensure Logical Reading Order, Ensuring the Contrast...

This series of videos, published by the United States General Services Administration, provide guidance on how to "test and remediate PDFs for accessibility with Adobe Acrobat DC". The series includes five modules that cover the following topics: Introduction & Background, What is a PDF, Testing a PDF for Accessibility, Remediating PDFs for...

Microsoft offers step-by-step instructions and best practices for making your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities on any operating system. You will learn, for example, how to add alt texts to images so that people using screen readers are able to listen to what the image is all about. You'll also learn how to use the...

This webinar, made available by Internet Scout Research Group, discusses strategies for making media more accessible for persons with various disabilities. Presenters include Rachael Bower, Director of Internet Scout Research Group, Madeleine Rothberg, Senior Subject Matter Expert from National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH, and Bryan...

This article, provided by the Accessible Textbooks for All initiative from UNICEF, covers various requirements to produce effective sign language videos. Recommendations are included for skills and general requirements, and technical recommendations. Technical recommendations cover camera format, sound, clothing, lighting, studio and equipment,...

This guide is focused on creating accessible videos and is provided by Rooted In Rights, a video production organization run through Disability Rights Washington. The guide outlines how to create accessible videos, and provides resources, examples, and instructions on captions, audio description, transcripts, video players, and accessible...

This resource was created by Teach Access and includes fundamental concepts and skills that are necessary for understanding and implementing inclusive design and for developing technology for people with disabilities. "The document was prepared at the request of numerous faculty, to guide the infusion of these topics into mainstream courses in...

Teaching Deaf Students Online, a new self-paced professional development course, can help you adapt your online courses to ensure that they are accessible and inclusive. It is now available in the free online learning library of the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC). In just two hours, gain a basic understanding of accessible...