Accessibility Resources

Overview

Below are articles that link to many resources for making documents and related information accessible.

• PowerPoint Captions
• Accessible Text
• Microsoft Word Accessible Formatting
• PDF Accessibility
• Vocal Transcriptions
• Class Recordings

PowerPoint Captions

See below link to learn how to use PowerPoint to translate your speech:

Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint - Microsoft Support 

Accessible Text

See below links for resources on how to make documents more accessible:

•  Documents – Accessible Technology (washington.edu)
•  Documents Training Videos | Section508.gov
•  OCR Video Series | ADA National Network (adata.org)

Microsoft Word Accessible Formatting

The following link is specifically for Word document accessibility:

Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities - Microsoft Support

PDF Accessibility

The following link is specifically for PDF document accessibility:

PDF Training Videos | Section508.gov

Vocal Transcriptions

The remaining articles discuss how Microsoft applications use transcription options:

• Transcribe your recordings - Microsoft Support
• Dictate your documents in Word - Microsoft Support
• Get started with voice access - Microsoft Support

Class Recordings

See the below article on deciding whether or not to record or allow recordings in class:

https://atus.wwu.edu/files/2024-01/ClassRecordingsDecisionTree-ADA-FERPA.pdf