Guelph: Library Accessibility Services (LAS); University of Toronto: Human Resources and Equity; Accessible Digital Office Documents (ADOD) Project: Partnership between OCADu, UNESCO, and the Government of Ontario; Microsoft: Creating accessible Word documents Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
accessible electronic formats, etc. but don’t define what constitutes an accessible document. “Section 2: In this Regulation, “accessible formats” may include, but are not limited to, large print, recorded audio and electronic formats, braille and other formats usable by persons with disabilities;”* Making accessible docs – planning and design principles that are followed in all your work.
disabilities to interact with textual content using auditory feedback and keyboard commands Screen magnifiers – programs that enable users to magnify textual content, adapt the colour and contrast, and make the mouse more visible
tables for layout purposes Make use of page numbers Insert a table of contents for longer documents Use lists and bullets from the Paragraph menu rather than adding manually
should make sense out-of- context. Avoid “click here” or “read more” Don’t use colours to convey meaning Don’t use tables for layout Consider providing handouts digitally ahead of time
colour and the background theme of your slides. Avoid using orange, red, and green in your background and text . Don’t use colour alone to convey information Avoid using photographs as a background, especially if the content is busy. Don’t overcrowd ◦ your slides with bullet Points!
much as possible. Avoid using text boxes to add content to slides. 22 point font or larger if possible. Use appropriate punctuation at the end of each bullet point.
using text boxes not in a pre-defined template. ◦ Adaptive technology may interpret text boxes as inaccessible graphical elements. ◦ screen readers will read text in the order created, not in the order in which it appears. Going to embed a video? You’re going to have to caption it!
issues. Grouped into three categories, these issues include, but are not limited to: ◦ Errors: Alt Text, Table Headers. ◦ Warnings: Blank Table Cells, 2D Table Structure, Meaningful Link Text. ◦ Tips: Captions, Slide Reading Order, Unique Titles.
but cannot export accessible content and structure to a PDF file. If a Mac user needs to create an accessible PDF file, they could: Ask someone who uses MS Office on a Windows PC Adobe Acrobat! Try the open source Mac productivity software suites like OpenOffice or LibreOffice
of University Libraries (OCUL) ◦ University of Toronto ◦ Government of Ontario This program…provides financial support and expertise to organizations to educate an industry or sector across the province on their obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The ACE Pilot Project will enhance the ability of university libraries throughout Ontario to provide barrier-free access to textual resources for students and faculty with various reading and print disabilities.