Creating Accessible Presentations

Video: OCALICON Presenter Video


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Captions / Transcript

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Bookmarks:

Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the video to access the video bookmarks listed below.

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 00:52 - Why Create Accessible?
  • 03:52 - Getting Started
  • 05:40 - Learning Objectives
  • 06:14 - Document Properties
  • 08:18 - Themes, Layouts, and Placeholders
  • 17:50 - Fonts, Colors, Contrast
  • 21:30 - Content
  • 23:10 - Non-text Elements
  • 29:13 - Tables
  • 32:22 - Check for Accessibility
  • 35:00 - Create Handouts

Check out these great resources:

  • How to Make Presentations Accessible to All From W3C
    This page helps you make your presentations, talks, meetings, and training accessible to all of your potential audience, including people with disabilities and others.

  • Make Your PowerPoint Presentations Accessible (MAC) From Microsoft
    Step-by-step instructions to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities.

  • Make Your PowerPoint Presentations Accessible (WIN) From Microsoft
    Step-by-step instructions to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities.

  • How can you make your presentation accessible? From Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT)
    You can employ presentation practices that ensure that everyone, even those with sensory impairments, can access the content of your presentation.

  • Amara: Caption, Subtitle, and Translate Video From the Participatory Culture Foundation
    Showing a video(s) in your session? Be sure it includes captions! If your video does not include captions, Amara provides a FREE, easy-to-use online editor that allows you to add captions to your video(s).

  • Cheatsheets From The National Center on Disability and Access to Education
    One-page resources to help you create accessible versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PDF Files, and more.