Listen to the inaccessible document read out loud by the built-in Adobe Acrobat screen reader in this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download Gardening 101 Flyer \u2013 Accessible PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to the accessible document read out loud by the built-in Adobe Acrobat screen reader in this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using styles, like those available in Microsoft Word or Google Docs, is an important first step to making more accessible documents. These styles provide the tag structure assistive technology users need to navigate and understand your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides presentations, using the pre-formatted templates is a great way to make the content more accessible for users. These templates provide a tag structure that is more consistent when viewed in a document format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If saving content from Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, inserting a table and using the table styles can help provide structure to your content in a way that is more accessible for assistive technology users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most Microsoft 365 products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint contain a built in accessibility checker. This checker provides information on how to resolve common accessibility issues that may be in your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about the Microsoft Accessibility Checker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n While Google doesn\u2019t provide a built-in accessibility checker for Docs, Sheets, and Slides, the Grackle add-on is available for all Boise State employees. This checker is simple, easy to use, and effective at identifying common accessibility issues. It even has options to resolve errors in one or two simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Grackle Docs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n One final thing you can do to check if your document is accessible is to listen to it using a reader. While this won\u2019t exactly replicate the assistive technology experience, it will help you spot some potential issues in how the content is organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft 365 has several options available with their built-in reader in Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to your Word Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adobe Acrobat also has a built-in reader you can activate to listen to all or part of your documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to your PDF documents with a screen reader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A great way to make the information in your document even more accessible is to add the content directly to your webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This way, you have an accessible webpage and an optional downloadable resource. This provides users greater flexibility no matter how they access the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out this example for our sample flyer using the Text + Image panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t Join the Garden Club March 20th at 12 PM for Gardening 101.<\/p>\n RSVP Today! Email the club to reserve your spot in the class: gardenclub@mail.com<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\tDownload Printable Gardening 101 Flyer<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t If you’d like to learn more about creating accessible documents, check out the resources available on Webguide: Documents<\/a>. You can also reach out to the OIT Accessibility Team at OITAccessibility@boisestat.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t You may know that documents can be a barrier to accessing content for some users….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":4878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162,3165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessibility","category-documents"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dCo6gOvbOQw\/0.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n)
\n Example of an accessible document<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n Three tips to make your next document more accessible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Design with styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Use an accessibility checker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. Listen to your document<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bonus tip! Create a web alternative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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