Find resources and guidance on creating digital content, including tips for course materials, documents (Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Blackboard Ultra Documents) and online meetings.
Learn how to get started with digital accessibility at UND. This article connects you to TTaDA resources for accessible documents, Blackboard courses, audio and video content, and tools for testing accessibility.
Link to instructions on using the Deque University digital accessibility training modules available to all UND employees.
Write accessible content using clear language and thoughtful structure so it is easy to understand and navigate for all users.
Apply accessible text formatting to improve readability and ensure content can be understood by all users, including those using screen readers.
Explore how thoughtful styling and formatting choices impact accessibility, and learn how to create documents that are clear, readable, and easy to navigate across software platforms.
Tables are a great way to organize information—but only when they’re built with accessibility in mind. This article walks you through how to create tables that are clear, structured, and easy to navigate across Microsoft Office applications.
Improve the accessibility of charts in Microsoft Office by designing them in ways that make your data easier for all users to understand.
Use floating objects (text boxes, charts, shapes, icons, and SmartArt) in Microsoft Office more effectively by applying accessibility best practices that improve how users navigate and understand your content.
Finalizing your document is an essential step in creating accessible content. This article walks through the key checks to complete before sharing, including metadata, spelling, accessibility tools, and formatting considerations across Microsoft Office applications.
Find accessibility resources by document type. This index links to UND, TTaDA, Microsoft, Deque University, and Section 508 guidance for creating accessible Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, Outlook, and Blackboard Ultra content.
This article summarizes some of the workarounds users can take when approaching the use of PDFs in their course.
Sometimes it may be easier to convert a PDF to a Word document rather than remediate it. If this is the case, there will be some manual edits that will need to be made in the converted document. This article walks you through some of the common issues you may encounter.