Accessibility Checkers
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Summary听
Accessibility Checkers are built-in tools designed to help you create inclusive course documents, presentations, charts and tables. They identify accessibility issues and offer real-time suggestions, ensuring your content aligns with accessibility standards and is accessible to all learners.听
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Impact听
Accessibility checkers are a good front line defense in ensuring that your content is accessible.听
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Do鈥檚 and Don鈥檛s听
Do听
- Use the built-in Accessibility Checkers in Pilot or in other programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).听
- Keep Accessibility Checkers running while creating your content.听
- Make the changes suggested by the Accessibility Checker.听
- Conduct a manual check for anything the Accessibility Checker may have missed.听
Don鈥檛听听
- Don鈥檛 use the Accessibility Checker as a replacement for manually checking your documents. Accessibility Checkers are a good starting point, but they have limitations.听
- Don鈥檛 use underlined text for emphasis. This is something accessibility checkers often don鈥檛 catch.听
- Don't create inaccurate or poor-quality Alt Text. Accessibility Checkers detect if Alt Text is present, but they do not evaluate whether it is meaningful.听听
- Consider the image below of a dog lying on the beach. An Accessibility Checker would consider the Alt Text requirement fulfilled if the Alt Text read, 鈥淚MG_94587361.jpeg鈥� or 鈥淒og wearing sunglasses relaxing on a sandy beach.鈥澨�
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How-To听
Accessibility Checkers can be found in the toolbar in Pilot and under the Review tab in most Microsoft Office products. The links below provide detailed steps for accessing Accessibility Checkers.听
