Creating Accessible Documents

Ensuring your documents and other forms of communication are accessible provides equal opportunities for everyone. 

General Resources

Accessible Content Reference Cards provide quick tips and tricks creating better accessibility for the following:

  • Social Media
  • Microsoft Word
  • Email/Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Print Material

WebAIM Articles provide additional information on creating accessible Word Documents, PDFs and PowerPoint presentations. These tutorials are provided and are copyrighted © 1999-2017 by WebAIM.org (Web Accessibility in Mind). 

Accessible Tables and Charts in Excel

Microsoft has a series of easy-to-follow tutorials, please see the links below:

Software

  • Read & Write – The University has purchased an institution-wide licence for Read & Write software which supports reading, writing, and research by making documents and files more accessible. The software is free to all UWindsor employees and students. Follow this link to learn how to access Read & Write.
  • EquatIO - The University has purchased an institution-wide licence for EquatIO. This software makes it easier to create equations, science symbols, chemical formulas, or other mathematical expressions digitally. It is free to all UWindsor employees and students. Follow this link to learn how to access EquatIO.

Captioning

  • UWindsor Video Tutorial on adding and editing subtitles in Microsoft Streams.
  • UWindsor Video Tutorial on automatic captioning YouTube videos.

Transcripts

UWindsor Wiki Page on Creating Transcripts from Video Content.