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Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Event Type
Conference/Workshop
Sponsor
Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL)
Date
Oct 29, 2024   3:00 - 4:00 pm  
Speaker
Marc Thompson
Registration
Registration is required. Please click here to register
Contact
Marc Thompson
E-Mail
thompso1@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
  • Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
  • Use the MS Word Accessibility Checker to find and fix common issues 

By the end of this session, you’ll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.
Note: If you would like to learn how to convert the accessible Word document you create in this session into accessible PDF format, join the Quick Start: Make Your PDF Documents Accessible workshop this Wednesday, October 30.

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