Sessions

PowerPoint and Accessibility

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PowerPoint presentations are just a fact of life. However, making them accessible can be a struggle. It’s time to supercharge your skills for creating accessible PowerPoint presentations that reach more of your audience regardless of their abilities. We’ll cover the fundamentals of accessible presentation design including:

  • Presentation layouts and color
  • Program barriers to watch out for
  • Accessible video and audio
  • Converting presentations to PDF
  • Tips for giving a more accessible presentation

Accessible PDFs: Critical Next Steps

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In Accessible InDesign Documents Part 1 and Part 2, we explored how to set up your file to export accessible PDFs. But there’s only so much InDesign can do! In this session, we’ll see the critical next steps you need to take in Acrobat.

Topics include:

  • The key items to check in every PDF
  • Accessibility vs. usability
  • Testing documents with a screen reader
  • How to use the Preflight panel to your advantage
  • Which testing tools you should be using

Accessible InDesign Documents, Part 2

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In Part 1, we laid out the basics that you need to know to make accessible documents in InDesign.

Now, let’s take the next step and explore some of the most important rules for building accessible PDF files.

Topics include:

  • Working with accessible colors
  • Best practices for accessible tables
  • Accessible hyperlinks
  • Exporting to PDF
  • Checking for compliance

Accessible InDesign Documents, Part 1

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Ensuring that the PDF files you export from InDesign are accessible to everyone is not only a good idea, it’s the right thing to do! In this session, you’ll learn what accessibility and “Section 508” means and how you can produce PDF documents that are accessible to all!

This tutorial is split into three separate sessions. This session takes you through the steps of adding basic accessibility features to your InDesign files.

Topics include:

  • How to build an InDesign document the right way from the start
  • Controlling content order
  • Using accessibility features in InDesign

Accessibility and PowerPoint

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It’s time to level the presentation playing field. In this session we’ll dive into what an accessible PowerPoint document is and how to create one. Learn the fundamentals of accessible slide design, including using preset layouts, readable fonts, descriptive links, and alternative text. That way, you’ll offer everyone in your audience the chance to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same experiences.

Accessible Long Docs

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Creating accessible documents of any length can be a challenge. But when you’re working on long documents like books, reports, proposals, and other large publications, it’s critical that you build for accessibility from the start. Join internationally-renowned expert and art director Bevi Chagnon as she explains the best practices, and shows how to apply them.

Topics include:

  • Maximizing InDesign’s tools for long documents
  • Maintaining accessibility across a multi-chapter layout
  • When to keep the document in one INDD layout file, and when to use InDesign’s book utility
  • Strategies to manage the editorial – production workflow and keep everything accessible at the end

Essential Tools and Services for Accessibility

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When it comes to creating accessible documents, you can do most of what you need in InDesign and Acrobat… but a third-party tool or online resource can often help you work smarter and faster. Discover this art director and accessibility expert’s favorite add-ons and services that can upgrade your accessibility workflow from good to great.

Topics include:

  • Demos of 3rd party plug-ins for accessibility
  • Reviews of online tools and resources for accessible design

Accessible PDF Files: Key Acrobat Techniques

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In the two earlier sessions (Accessibility Fundamentals for InDesign and Next Steps in InDesign Accessibility), we explored how to set up Adobe InDesign documents to export accessible PDFs. But there’s only so much InDesign can do! In this session, we’ll see the critical next steps you need to take in Acrobat.

Topics include:

  • Key Checkpoints to Check Every time
  • Accessibility versus Usability
  • Testing with a Screen Reader without being an Expert
  • How to Use the Preflight Panel to Your Advantage
  • Testing Tools You Should be Using

Next Steps in InDesign Accessibility

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In the previous session (Accessibility Fundamentals for InDesign), we laid out the basics: what every InDesign user needs to know. Now, we’ll take the next step and explore some of the most important rules for building accessible PDF files.

Topics include:

  • Working with Accessible Colors
  • Best Practices for Accessible Tables
  • Accessible Hyperlinks
  • Exporting to PDF and Checking for Compliance

Accessibility Fundamentals for InDesign

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Ensuring that the PDF files you produce are accessible to everyone is not only a good idea, it’s the right thing to do! In this session, learn about what accessibility and “Section 508” means and how you can produce PDF documents that are accessible to all!

Remember, as George Kerscher of the DAISY Consortium said, “Access to information is a fundamental human right.”

This tutorial is split into five separate sessions. This session takes you through the steps of adding accessibility features to your InDesign files.

Topics include:

  • How to build an InDesign document the right way from the start
  • Controlling content order
  • Using features that already exist in InDesign