Users with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive disabilities often face barriers unless specific accessibility considerations are built into websites. Fortunately, many of these adaptations are ...

PowerPoint’s built-in layouts are structured to support accessibility. They include tagged placeholders for titles and content that help screen readers understand the slide’s organization. Avoid using ...

All videos uploaded to Panopto are automatically captioned using machine-generated speech recognition (ASR). While these captions provide a useful starting point, they must be reviewed and edited to ...

Designing your Blackboard Ultra course with accessibility in mind benefits all students, not just those with documented accommodations. The strategies below improve clarity, usability, and ...

The Strive for 85 initiative offers support and resources for instructors to use Blackboard Ally to improve the accessibility of digital course materials, enhance teaching, and create inclusive ...

Automated accessibility tools play a key role in identifying common issues and improving digital content across William & Mary platforms. While automation is a valuable first step, it is not a ...

Open your accessible source file in Microsoft Word. Go to the Acrobat tab in the ribbon (requires the Adobe Acrobat plug-in). Click Create PDF. In the pop-up window, make sure “Best for electronic ...

Google Docs includes some built-in accessibility features, and you can install helpful add-ons for testing and improving accessibility. Go to Tools > Accessibility settings. Check boxes for “Turn on ...