Accessibility – Standards and Guidelines April 1, 2015

Images Alternative Text Graphic text Decorative images Don’t use the words “image,” “graphic”

Tables For tabular data ONLY Not for page layout No nested tables No blank cells No merged cells

Link Text Think Goldilocks Not too long Not too short Just right! Do NOT open new page or tab without warning Don’t use actual http link as text Make sense out of context These phrases have no information: Click here, Here, More, Read more, Link to (some destination as in ‘this page’), More Info

Media Caption Videos Audio transcripts Make documents accessible PowerPoint PDF Word Excel Provide a link to a free viewer for downloadable document

Color & Contrast Avoid using the colors red, green, and orange Use textures instead of colors in graphs Draw attention to important information on slides by circling it rather than changing its color Use high contrast colors View in Grayscale

Content Minimum font size Slide Layouts – not text boxes Unique Slide Titles (equivalent to headings) Outline Tab Simple Transitions – on mouse click

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