Whether you are creating a Powerpoint slide deck, a Word document, a PDF or some other file format, all documents have similar accessibility features that you can employ to make sure they are as accessible as possible.
Features of Accessible Documents
- Document has headings and structure (use the Styles function to do this)
- Images have Alternative (“Alt”) Text descriptions
- Links have descriptive names that make sense out of context
- If you must use tables, make sure they have row and column headings
- Reading order of document is logical
- Document has sufficient color contrast between text and background
- Fonts are plain (sans-serif fonts are best) and large enough (12 points or larger)