Making your electronic documents accessible

Easy instructions

• Introduction to Accessible Instructional Materials for educators, producers and users

• Books4All – Accessible Text: Guidelines for Good Practice: teacher’s guide to creating accessible learning materials

• Inclusive Learning Design Handbook: resource to assist teachers, content creators, Web developers, and others in creating adaptable and personalisable educational resources

• Tingtun PDF accessibility checker: upload or link to a PDF to check its accessibility

• WebAIM PDF accessibility: introduction to and instructions for accessible PDFs

• CATEA guidelines on accessible PDF documents

• Load2Learn video on how to create accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010

• Load2Learn video tutorials: accessible documents, structured documents, audiobooks, text-to-speech, e-books, productivity and accessibility

• WebAIM guidance on accessible Microsoft Word documents

• CATEA guidelines on accessible Word documents

• CATEA guidelines on accessible Excel documents

• WebAIM guidance on PowerPoint accessibility

• CATEA guidelines on accessible PowerPoint files

Advanced instructions

• Adobe Acrobat X accessibility support for creating accessible PDF forms

• WebAIM guidance on creating accessible forms

• WebAIM guidance on creating accessible tables

• Load2Learn video on creating a DAISY book from Word

• Accessible EPUB 3 by Matt Garrish: free e-book from O’Reilly

• DAISYpedia: information resource to assist in and support the implementation of the DAISY standards

• Contrast-A contrast checker for finding accessible colour combinations

Professional instructions

• WebAIM guidance on creating accessible frames

• EPUB accessibility forum at idpf.org: global trade and standards organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of electronic publishing and content consumption

• Diagram Center Top Tips for Creating Accessible EPUB 3 Files