Digital Accessibility Training Session Recordings
The IDC offers training sessions on creating and remediating accessible documents, available on YouTube. Links to specific topics from each session are provided below.
Live training sessions are also available, and the schedule is listed in the Software and Application Events Calendar.
Table of Contents
- Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word
- Creating and Remediating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Creating and Remediating Accessible Files in Microsoft Excel
- Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro
- How to View a YouTube Video Transcript.
Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word
Introduction to creating accessible Word documents, highlighting key accessibility features and best practices. Topics include using the built-in Accessibility Checker, applying heading styles, adding effective Alt Text to images and graphics, creating descriptive links, choosing accessible table styles, and avoiding color-only meaning.
- Introduction (0:00)
- Why document accessibility matters (0:07)
- Software and Application Events Calendar page (0:50)
- Accessibility Checker (1:48)
- Heading structure (2:43)
- Creating Accessible lists (3:35)
- Adding Alternate text to the image (4:25)
- How to fix the missing table heading (5:31)
- How to fix the color contrast in the table (6:05)
- Descriptive links (6:34)
- Color-Only Meaning in Word Documents (7:21)
- Closing remarks (7:41)
Creating and Remediating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
Overview of accessibility tools and best practices in PowerPoint. Topics include using the built-in Accessibility Checker to resolve issues, adding Alt Text to images and graphics, addressing duplicate slide titles, and reviewing or approving AI-generated Alt Text.
- Introduction (0:00)
- Why document accessibility matters (0:14)
- PowerPoint accessibility checker (2:53)
- Explanation of errors, warnings, and tips (3:19)
- Alt Text description for text-boxes (4:18)
- Alt text description for images (4:40)
- Missing title slide solutions (5:03)
- Duplicate slide title (5:43)
- Auto-generated Alt Text (6:04)
- Closing remarks (7:49)
Creating and Remediating Accessible Files in Microsoft Excel
Introduction to accessibility features in Excel to ensure spreadsheets are usable by all users. Topics include using the Accessibility Checker, assigning meaningful worksheet names, adding Alt Text to images and graphics, selecting accessible table styles, and avoiding merged cells.
- Introduction (0:00)
- Why document accessibility matters (0:09)
- Excel accessibility checker (0:55)
- Software and Application Events Calendar page (1:26)
- Check Accessibility (1:44)
- Renaming the default sheets (2:40)
- Creating tables with header rows (3:40)
- Merged cells and blank rows (4:18)
- Adding alt text (5:12)
- Learn more (5:48)
- Closing remarks (6:33)
Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro
Overview of tools and techniques for creating accessible PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat. Topics include using the Accessibility Checker to identify and fix issues, using the Tags Panel to correct document structure, adding alternative text to images and figures, and creating accessible tables.
- Introduction (0:00)
- Best Practices (0:58)
- Scanned Documents and OCR (1:31)
- Converting a Scanned Document (1:50)
- Digitally Created Documents (2:56)
- Using the Accessibility Checker (3:11)
- Correcting the Title Issue (4:16)
- Adding Alternative Text (6:04)
- Fixing Table Data (9:51)
- Headings (12:02)
- Closing Remarks (13:29)
How to View a YouTube Video Transcript
When viewing a video, scroll down to the area just above the comments. There you should see bold text that says "more..." select it to view the full video description.
Scroll down to the bottom of the description and select "Show Transcript."
This should open a transcript window to the right of the video player.
