1. Accessibility: It’s Easy in Microsoft Word© 2010
Constance Morton
Minnesota Department of
Human Services

2. Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
Section 508 (1998) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
require Federal agencies to make electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to persons with disabilities.

3. Minnesota Statute 16E.03, Subd. 9
Section 508 (1998) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

4. Minnesota Statutes Public Records: Accessibility
Continuing Education: Accessibility

5. Minnesota Department of Human Services
Accessibility Training
Microsoft© Word
Microsoft© PowerPoint
Adobe Acrobat Pro for PDF documents

6. Minnesota Department of Human Services
Accessibility Training
Video captioning
Audio descriptions
Web design and development

7. Universal Design Principles
Equitable
Flexible
Simple and intuitive
Perceptible

8. Microsoft© Word 2010 Built-in Accessibility Checker
Uses file extension .docx
Convert earlier versions from .doc

9. Accessible Documents Need
Protection
Properties
Styles

10. Microsoft© Word
Lists
Fonts
Colors

11. Microsoft© Word Styles for Paragraph Spacing Formatting Columns
Headers and Footers

12. Microsoft© Word Table of Contents Language Preferences
Accessible Tables

13. Microsoft© Word
Hyperlinks
Alternative Text
Images
Tables

14. Microsoft© Word Color in Charts and Graphs Accessibility Checker
File/Check for Issues/Check Accessibility

15. Microsoft© Word
Accessibility Checker
Errors
Warnings
Tips

16. Microsoft© Word Accessibility Checker Misses Styles Fonts Colors and
Others

17. Microsoft© Word
Forms
Protection

18. Be an ambassador for accessibility!
Thank You!
Constance Morton