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Accessibility Essentials<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Creating and remediating digitally accessible documents requires foundational skills, some of which are listed below. While this list is not exhaustive of all accessibility concerns, users unfamiliar with designing digitally accessible documents or users who are trying to remediate a particular accessibility issue they are unfamiliar with can find some guidance here.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Accessibility Reporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tableau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

View accessibility information from Ally (Canvas) and Popetech (WordPress) using the report dashboards on Insights.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nTableau Reports<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Accessible Video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panopto Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Captions are essential for all videos. Learn how to review and correct automatic captions in Panopto to make them digitally accessible. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nPanopto Captions Video<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Document Remediation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PDFs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to OCR scanned documents, add alt-text to images, tag PDFs, and correct document headings.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nRemediate PDFs Video<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Accessible Images<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alt-text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alt-text is what a screen reader uses to interpret an image. Alt-text descriptions should be concise, yet also must include all information conveyed visually.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nAlt-text Authoring Guide<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Navigating Sites & Documents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Headings are what a screen reader uses to navigate the page\/document that is being viewed.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nUnderstanding Heading Article<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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SitE & Document Readability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color Contrast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Proper color contrast helps users see the content on the screen. To ensure that your text has sufficient contrast, use a contrast checker.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nWebAIM Contrast Checker<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Document Remediation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PowerPoints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn to fix common PowerPoint accessibility issues such as: missing alt-text, color contrast issues, and reading order errors.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nRemediate PowerPoints Video<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Document Remediation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn to fix common Word accessibility issues such as: heading hierarchy, missing alt-text, and table structure. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n\nRemediate Word Video<\/span> <\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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