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Accessibility Basics

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The topics explored in this section are basic principles of digital accessibility that apply broadly to the design and distribution of digital materials.

Basic Accessibility Checklist

The checklist is a starting point for making documents and websites accessible.

Print copies of the digital accessibility quick tips document are available to MSU units by requesting them from Liz McDaniel.

Color Contrast

This resource covers accessibility rules and strategies for using color in digital materials.

Word, PDF or Web Page?

This resource covers file type accessibility and considerations for presenting information using digital materials, particularly within D2L.

Finalizing Microsoft Documents

This resource contains instructions for protecting and finalizing Microsoft documents.

Fonts

This resource covers important considerations for choosing and using fonts, including style and size.

Headings

This resource covers how to use heading structures in digital materials, and why headings are important for navigating websites and documents.

Alternative Text for Images

This resource covers when and how to write meaningful alternative text descriptions for images, graphs, and other visual elements used in digital materials.

Emailed Images of Text

This resource explores why communicating with images of text is not accessible, and why it is important to always use text.

Links

This resource covers how to create accessible links with descriptive link text and appropriate visual appearance.

Lists

This resource covers how to properly format lists when creating digital materials.

Tables

This resource covers how to design accessible tables to present data in digital materials.

Table Techniques to Avoid

This resource builds off the tables tutorial to examine examples of poorly structured tables and problems to avoid.