Graduate College

    Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible

    Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM until 11:00 AMCentral 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.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.

    Graduate College
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    Suite 101, MC-434
    Champaign, IL 61820
    Email: gradadmissions@illinois.edu