Creating Accessible Learning: MS Word
Why It Matters
Microsoft Word is a tool that we can use to create documents. Building accessibility into your Word document from the start should be an integrated part of your design process as it ensures that users of all abilities have equal and equivalent access to your content. Accessibility in Word enables your docs to work properly with assistive technology. It also lays the foundation for accessible PDFs (removing many hours of unnecessary rework!).
Resources
- WebAIM—Microsoft Word: Creating Accessible DocumentsWebAIM's guide to accessibility in Microsoft Word
- Create Accessible Documents: Microsoft WordShort training videos from Section508.gov.
- Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilitiesMicrosoft Word accessibility how-tos from Microsoft Support
- Accessible Word Document TrainingIndividual learning modules from Minnesota IT Services
- Accessibility Compliance ChecklistsHHS.gov checklist, includes associated WCAG guidelines (see linked Microsoft Word file under the Checklist Documents header)
- Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, ExcelResources from Penn State Accessibility
- CSUN Universal Design Center: Word AccessibilityMicrosoft Word accessibility resources from California State University Northridge
