Creating Accessible PowerPoint Documents
All our courses are run online on Microsoft Teams or Zoom. This course is available as part of Accessibility Day or customised to your organisation. See our trainee testimonials.
Overview
| Length: | Half day |
| Aimed at: | Content Authors, Publishers of PowerPoint documents, Managers, Business Analysts |
Outline
This course covers training on developing accessible PowerPoint documents and includes the following principles of document accessibility:
- Text
- Titles and headings
- Meaningful sequence
- Color and color contrast
- Tables
This is combined with specific instructions and exercises on creating the following in PowerPoint:
- Setting language
- Accessible themes and templates
- Slide layout
- Text size and text boxes
- Unique slide titles
- Slide reading order
- Alternative text for images, shapes, text boxes and objects
- Tables
- Links
The Accessibility Checker will be demonstrated, as well as why it is not always accurate.
Attendees work on a document of their own choosing throughout the day.
Handouts
Each person will receive a training manual and six months’ access to OzWiki.
What you should bring
Optional: Participants have the opportunity to work on their own documents, therefore it is recommended each person bring a PowerPoint document.
Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites.