#5: Check for Accessibility Use the built-in accessibility checker in your authoring tool to ensure your work meets basic accessibility requirements. l Video Tutorial: Using an Accessibility Checker (3:53) l Video Tutorial: Grackle Docs Demo - Accessibility Checker for Google Suite (21:43) Bonus Tip: Create Accessible PDFs To create an accessible PDF, start with an accessible source document and use the correct export method to preserve all accessibility features and structural elements. Methods like ‘Print to PDF’ strip essential accessibility information, making the PDF difficult or impossible to use with assistive technology. ● How to Save a Google Doc as a PDF ● Create Accessible PDFs (Microsoft Office)
● Create and Verify PDF Accessibility (Acrobat Pro) ● Adobe Acrobat Tutorials: Accessibility Series
This work, “Five Tips for Creating Accessible Documents”, is adapted from “Getting Started with Document Accessibility” by the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (2020), used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license
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