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Kestrell ([personal profile] kestrell) wrote2020-06-25 08:49 am

Creating accessible documents in Word, PDF, or Google Docs

Many of the major word processing programs now offer templates for creating accessible docs and, due to people now working and learning from home, there have been many recently updated guides to producing documents in accessible formats. Here's a list of resources.
Templates that help you make your content accessible to everyone are now available on Templates.Office.com. You can find them by searching for "accessible templates" or you can use the following query:
Accessible Office templates.
https://templates.office.com/en-us/collection-accessibility

Creating Accessible PDFs in Adobe Acrobat
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html

Make PDFs Accessible Using Acrobat Pro
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html

Make an Existing PDF File Accessible Using Acrobat Pro
https://kb.iu.edu/d/bfua#kms-document-div

Save MS Word File as Accessible PDF
https://tips.uark.edu/save-word-file-as-accessible-pdf/

Create Accessible PDFs
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-accessible-pdfs-064625e0-56ea-4e16-ad71-3aa33bb4b7ed

Creating Accessible PDF in MS Word
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02KVVbe95kEzPzFAvSBiE6Zzh0Yew%3A1593087656138&ei=qJb0XuuICOSEytMP5qmHwAU&q=creating+accessible+pdf+in+Microsoft+word&oq=creating+accessible+pdf+in+Microsoft+word&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIICCEQFhAdEB46AggAOgQIABBDOgYIABAWEB5Qrl9Y1Xtgq35oAHAAeACAAaEBiAG3DpIBBDguMTCYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjr_Nv--ZzqAhVkgnIEHebUAVgQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

Converting Documents to PDF
https://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/converting

Make Your Document or Presentation More Accessible
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6199477?hl=en
Making an Accessible Google Doc
https://ars.unc.edu/resources/making-accessible-google-doc-faculty

Creating accessible Google Drive Documents (Google Docs) by Michigan State University
https://webaccess.msu.edu/Tutorials/google-drive.html