Files and documents

There may be times when you have to create content in an alternative format, such as a Microsoft Word or a PDF document. Here are some links to help you make these files as accessible as possible.

Microsoft Office

• Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
• Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities
• Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities
• Microsoft: improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker

Google Docs

• Google: make your document, presentation and sheets more accessible

PDF documents

Creating accessible PDFs

• Microsoft: create accessible PDFs
• Adobe Acrobat Pro: Create and verify PDF accessibility
• Adobe InDesign: creating accessible PDFs

Checking PDF accessibility

For checking the accessibility of an existing PDF file and fixing issues we recommend using PAVE. Be sure to check out their video tutorial.