Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations

This one-day course will take students into detailed feature of PowerPoint to insure accessible presentations. Attendees will work with some advanced tools and include narration and subtitling for both visually impaired and hearing-impaired audiences.

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Creating Accessible PowerPoint Presentations

This one-day course will take students into detailed feature of PowerPoint to insure accessible presentations. Attendees will work with some advanced tools and include narration and subtitling for both visually impaired and hearing-impaired audiences. Attendees will discuss the current Canadian and American requirements to produce fully accessible digital documents and in the case of PowerPoint presentations.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: PowerPoint Challenges

Lesson 2: Understanding the PowerPoint Accessibility Checker

Lesson 3: Using the STAMP Tool

Lesson 4: Adding Narration

Lesson 5: General Features to Review and Adjust

Lesson 6: Font Sizes and Type Selections

Lesson 7: Object and Slide Transitions

Lesson 8: Adding Alternative Text

Lesson 9: Using Video and Audio

Lesson 10: Making Tables and Hyperlinks Accessible

Lesson 11: Using the Notes Panel

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