Creating Accessible Documents and Slides
summary
Compares 10 concrete authoring techniques across Word/PowerPoint, Google Docs/Slides, and Canva and reports what actually works: Word/PowerPoint mostly preserves headings, lists, tables, alt text and exports tagged PDFs if export with tags is chosen, but a recent Windows bug strips chart tags; Google Docs now creates tagged PDFs while Google Slides and grouping/row-headers remain limited; Canva repeatedly drops semantics (tables, grouped alt text, slide titles, reading order) though some fixes are promised; Grackle fills Google gaps and AI alt-text suggestions are available.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Accessible document creation
- 3:15Top 10 accessible techniques
- 6:24Alt text for images
- 17:34Alt text for complex images
- 23:54Headings and slide titles
- 32:04Formatting lists
- 33:54Accessible tables
- 38:30Meaningful link text
- 39:54Document titles
- 42:49Document language
- 46:25Reading order in slides
- 49:36Accessibility checkers
- 52:26Q&A on tools
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