Guides

These are step-by-step guides and tutorials for creating accessible documents and web content.

• Accessible Tables - Tutorial from the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

• Alternative Text Descriptions and Complex Images - Tutorial from WAI about writing alt text for images

• Alt Text Description Decision Tree - Quick reference guide from (WAI)

• Creating Accessible Electronic Content (opens Word) - Step by step instructions for creating online accessible content

• Creating Accessible PowerPoint 2016 Presentations (opens Word) - Step by step instructions for PowerPoint 2016

• Creating Accessible Word Documents (opens PDF) - Step by step instructions for Word 2016 and 2019 (Windows)

• Complex Images for All Learners - Detailed resource from Portland Community College for creating accessible charts, graphs, and images

• Identifying Web Accessibility Issues (opens Word) - Step by step instructions for using the WAVE accessibility evaluator

• Fixing Inaccessible PDFs Using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - Guide from the University of Washington

• PDF Techniques for Accessibility - Guide for making PDF documents and forms accessible using Adobe Acrobat and other tools