Tutorials

Below you will find simple, step-by-step guides to solving common accessibility problems in a number of document types. Please note that while following these tutorials will improve document accessibility, they are not comprehensive. Compliance with the MSU Web Accessibility Policy requires a more detailed understanding and application of the Technical Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 AA). Think of these tutorials as the first step on the road to accessibility.

Accessibility Basics

• Word, PDF, or Web Page?
• Evaluation and Validation Tools
• Color and Contrast
• Alternative Text for Images
• Links
• Headings
• Tables
• Fonts
• Lists
• Basic Accessibility Checklist

Adobe Tutorials

• Accessible PDFs- NEW
• Adobe InDesign

D2L Tutorials

• Special Access and Time Limits in Desire2Learn
• Mathematical Expressions & MathML in Desire2Learn

Microsoft Tutorials

• Microsoft PowerPoint- NEW
• Microsoft Publisher (Windows)
• Microsoft Word- NEW
• Microsoft Excel- Draft

Captioning Tutorials

• Hiring a Third Party Captioning Service
• Creating Your Own Captions
• Uploading a Video to Kaltura Mediaspace
• Attaching a Caption File to Kaltura Mediaspace

Equations

• MathType for Equations

Google Drive Tutorials

• Google Drive Documents