Overview
Microsoft Word is one of the most popular applications in the world, widely used to create worksheets, articles, syllabi, and other documents. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you provide more accessible Microsoft Word documents for your students and others:
- Provide document structure with headings, tables, lists, sections
- Provide alternate text for images and non-text content
- Specify header row for data tables
- Use sufficient contrast between background and foreground elements
- Provide meaningful link text
- Avoid wrapping text
- Prepare Word document for export to PDF