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Accessibility

Presentations

Build accessibility into PowerPoint before students receive the file.

Use PowerPoint's structure instead of manually positioning everything.

  • Give every slide a meaningful, unique title.
  • Use built-in slide layouts so reading order is more predictable.
  • Check and correct reading order.
  • Add alt text to informative images and charts.
  • Use readable text size and contrast.
  • Use descriptive links.
  • Run PowerPoint's Accessibility Checker before sharing.

A simple workflow

Apply a built-in layout and title the slide.

Check images, charts and links.

Review reading order.

Make sure assistive technology will encounter the title and content in a sensible sequence.

Run the Accessibility Checker and fix remaining findings.