Creating Accessible Documents
National Center on Disability and Access to Education. Check out the Resources section of the website for helpful tips on creating accessible documents.
Microsoft Word Documents
For an introduction on creating accessible Microsoft Word Documents, read this article. The article offers guidance on ways to create Microsoft Word documents to make them more accessible to users with disabilities.
COU Educators Tools: Using Word Documents and/or PDFs
Accessible Digital Office Documents (ADOD) This website can help you create accessible office applications including Mac 2008 and Mac 2011.
Creating Accessible Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Video Tutorials provide instructional videos outlining steps in creating Accessible Documents.
- Creating Accessible Word Documents- Styles, Headings and Table Contents
- Tables, List and Page Breaks
- General Tips and Ease of Use
- Accessibility Checker and Alternate Text
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint 2008: Mac
COU Educators Tools: Using PowerPoint
Accessible Digital Office Documents ADOD. This site can help you create accessible office documents and choose accessible office applications.
PDF Files and Accessibility
COU Educator Tools: Using Word Documents and/or PDFs
Accessible Digital Office Documents ADOD. This site can help you create accessible office documents and choose accessible office applications.
Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Training Resources
To assist authors who use Adobe Acrobat software to create PDF files that are accessible to people with disabilities, Adobe has created a series of accessibility guides.