Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM until 3:00 PMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.

You’ll learn how to:

Use the Styles tool to create a clean, navigable document structure
Write effective alt text for images and charts, ensure readable color contrast and design accessible tables and links
Use the MS Word Accessibility Checker to find and fix common issues

By the end of this session, you’ll be ready to create inclusive documents for all.

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