Document Accessibility Basics

To ensure the City maintains compliance with recently released ADA requirements, this course introduces learners to basic digital accessibility principles and how-to guidance for making digital documents accessible.

Staff who create publicly available digital documents and/or communications should attend.

Note: While the principles taught in this course relate to digital documents in most programs, the applied learning will happen in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. We’ll offer more specialized training for more advanced accessibility features in Excel and Adobe Acrobat Pro in the future.

By the end of this course, users will be able to:

1. Explain the role they play in digital access for all.
2. Understand the importance of general document accessibility practices and how they benefit users.
3. Create and edit documents using accessible practices for formatting, such as built-in styles, tables, font, color contrast and more.
4. Create and edit documents using accessible principles for document content like links, images, plain language, and more.
5. Review documents using the M365 accessibility check tool.

Presented by: Allyant & Information Technology

For more information, please contact OrganizationalDevelopment@cityofmadison.com

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