Course outline:
This hands-on, practical course will teach you how to create accessible PowerPoint documents and will:
- Outline the background to web accessibility standards and their continued importance.
- Demonstrate how to make a PowerPoint document accessible so that it can be easily understood by people with vision impairment.
- Our Digital Accessibility Consultant will talk you through the tools to use for each process and provide a step-by-step handbook for reference, post-course.
Topics:
- Background to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and 2.1 (link opens in new window).
- Understand how people with vision impairment engage with printed documentation.
- Screenreader demonstration on inaccessible vs accessible documents to understand how screen reading and other assistive technology works.
- Learn how to use Microsoft’s inbuilt accessibility and template tools in Windows and Office suite.
- Discover free third party online tools that assess existing document accessibility and offer practical advice and processes for fixing them.
- Step-by-step workshop to teach best practice processes for creating PowerPoint Presentations.
Workshop covers:
- Organising the reading order for the slides
- Correct text/background colour contrast
- Document/template structure and headings
- Font sizes and paragraph styling
- Image labelling and description
- Creating informative hyperlinks
- Managing tables and lists
- Quick wins and handy tips
Who is this course for?
- Individuals and organisations with staff or customers living with vision impairment.
- Individuals and organisations that produce information for the public.
Skill level:
This course is suitable for people with an intermediate level of competence with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Course material:
Course material includes:
- Step-by-step handbook to creating accessibility within PowerPoint presentations
- Tips and tricks to implement accessibility and speed up the editing process.
Workshop details:
Workshops are held online for participants in Tasmania.
Duration:
2 hours
Cost:
Contact us for a quote.
Workshop dates:
Contact us.
Requirements:
- Participants to bring a laptop or tablet with MS Word installed
- (Onsite) Room set up in classroom format
- (Onsite) Data projector and screen
Other courses:
- How to create accessible Word documents
- How to make a PDF accessible in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro
- Mailchimp accessibility made easy
- How to make accessible EPUB documents in Word
- How to make accessible reflowable EPUBs in Adobe InDesign
- How to make a PDF accessible in Adobe InDesign
- How to run accessible meetings in MS Teams
How to book training:
Please complete the form below and one of our team will contact you to discuss your requirements further.