My Program Session Title Monday, March 11, 2019 | 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. LACC, 409 PresenterFirst PresenterLast, Position Title, Institution

Making Documents Accessible and Rich Content Usable Accessible Documents Use styles (control and shift and s) to set look and feel while adding organizational structure Use tables for data and columns for layout Add alt text to images Avoid using abbreviations and acronyms, if possible Use jargon when appropriate, but offer definitions Use short descriptive sentences. Write with an active voice PowerPoint Considerations Use design templates and avoid text boxes Make sure all content is present in outline mode Use high contrast colors Use large font and limit text per slide

Making Documents Accessible and Rich Content Usable Adobe PDF Accessibility How Adobe PDF files are created Ideally, converted from electronic source files If necessary, scanned from printed pages How Adobe PDF files are accessed By looking, often zoomed in (plus or minus) With reflow (control and 4) By listening, with read out loud (via view menu) By searching for key words (control and f) Making Scanned PDF more Accessible Run OCR – Advanced>Recognize Text Add tags to images, tables, etc. Touch up reading order Making PDF files more Accessible Start with Accessible Source Documents and convert with tool (rather than printing to distiller) If scanning, run Optical Character Recognition, add tags and touch up reading order Run the accessibility check Make repairs as needed Run the accessibility check after making repairs Repeat as necessary

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