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COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: Inclusive and Accessible Communication

Document Accessibility

Making documents, presentations, and digital content accessible to people with disabilities, including those who use screen readers, have low vision, or process information differently, is both a legal requirement in many contexts and a professional standard worth learning early.:

Useful Resources on Document Accessibility:

Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School. (2020). Understanding document accessibility. The Chang School, Toronto Metropolitan University. https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/docs

Annotation: Textbook providing application-specific guidance on creating accessible documents in word processors (Word, Google Docs, Pages, LibreOffice), spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers), presentation software (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote), and PDF production tools (InDesign, Acrobat).

Publications Office of the European Union. (n.d.). Accessible publishing. https://op.europa.eu/en/web/accessibility/documents

Annotation: Collection of checklists and guidelines from the EU Publications Office covering accessible hyperlinks, alt text, captions, plain language, easy-to-read formats, and accessibility in Word files, PowerPoint presentations, and social media posts.

European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education. (n.d.). Guidelines for accessible information. https://www.european-agency.org/resources/publications/guidelines-accessible-information

Annotation: Guidelines developed by the ICT for Information Accessibility in Learning project, summarizing and linking to existing resources on creating accessible information.

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COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION: Inclusive and Accessible Communication

Document Accessibility

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