{"id":1673,"date":"2016-04-20T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/education-portfolio\/ei\/teaching@sydney\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2017-03-06T21:23:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T10:23:09","slug":"accessible-teaching-resources-using-common-authoring-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educational-innovation.sydney.edu.au\/teaching@sydney\/accessible-teaching-resources-using-common-authoring-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible teaching resources: using common authoring tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been estimated that the human brain takes in around 34 gigabytes<\/a> of data each day. For our students, much of this will come in the form of slides and reading materials that we have made.
When making teaching resources with tools such as Word or Powerpoint, it is relatively easy to ensure that they will be accessible to the many students who have some level
of
visual impairment. By making use of
features in these software packages before converting to PDF<\/a>, your resources can become either immediately
accessible or are optimised to work properly with screen readers.<\/p>\n

Detailed instructions on using the accessibility
features in different versions of Word and Powerpoint for Windows and Mac
are provided on the excellent WebAIM website<\/a>. Tips include:<\/p>\n