The University of Edinburgh provide some detailed and useful guidance on creating accessible digital and printed materials, with a focus on the context of teaching. Their guidance, amongst other things, covers:
Click here to access the University of Edinburgh guidance on creating accessible materials.
Microsoft Office products, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel, have extremely useful in-built accessibility checking functionality. This will check to see whether alt-text has been added to images, whether the structure of a document is accessible and headers are in place, as well as more specific aspects of accessibility in, for example, presentation slides and spreadsheets.
Click here to find out more about the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker
Some key points to guide on ensuring that presentations are accessible and useful for a diverse audience.
Text should be readable when presenting in different environments and with different equipment. Using 24 font size as a minimum will help to ensure that text is accessible in a variety of situations and for the majority of attendees.
'Avoid white backgrounds for paper, computer and visual aids. White can appear too dazzling. Use cream or a soft pastel colour.'
Information from the British Dyslexia Society:
Use bold for emphasis, rather than italics or underlining, as this will make the emphasised text significantly different and readable for the majority of people.
These slides were produced by Georgina Cronin and Amy Theobald and kindly contributed to this guide by the Betty and Gordon Moore Library
The Disability Resource Centre offer general advice on teaching disabled students, as well as specific guidelines related to creating and providing accessible teaching resources.
Click here to access the Disability Resource Centre pages on teaching disabled students.
The University of Kent provided extensive and detailed information on providing accessible formats. This includes specific guidance on:
We would highly recommend the pages from the University of Kent when considering the accessibility of specific documents, as well as specific content such as graphs and media content.
Click here to access the University of Kent pages on accessible resources.