Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Event Type

Conference/Workshop

Sponsor

Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL)

Virtual

Date

May 6, 2025   2:00 - 3:00 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.