Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning is dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and assessing teaching effectiveness and student learning. In addition to the events listed below, we are always available for individual consultations or workshops designed specifically for your department or college.  Many workshops can be applied towards the CITL teaching certificates. Learn more about our teaching certificates. 


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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
Views
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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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