The Quick Guide to Document Accessibility outlines nine principles and related practices to support accessibility in your digital documents. The concepts discussed in the guide are generally applicable to any document format and length.

Quick Guide to Document Accessibility is appropriate for faculty and instructional staff, program coordinators, communications specialists, and anyone who creates and shares digital content. The digital versions are regularly monitored for accessibility, and fulfill all accessibility criteria checked by PDF Accessibility Checker, version 3 and the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker.

All versions of Quick Guide to Document Accessibility are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The Guide is reviewed three times a year for accuracy, accessibility, and relevance. Please contact itaccessibility@uiowa.edu with comments or questions.

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