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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Apply accessible text formatting to improve readability and ensure content can be understood by all users, including those using screen readers.

This article summarizes some of the workarounds users can take when approaching the use of PDFs in their course.

Improve the accessibility of charts in Microsoft Office by designing them in ways that make your data easier for all users to understand.

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.

The Course Review Process at the University of North Dakota’s Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA) is based on the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric which will provide feedback on course design and emphasizes a continuous, centered, collegial and collaborative review process. The process involves faculty and our Instructional Designers, aiming for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

YuJa offers integrated AI captioning with a 90-95% accuracy rate (free for all to use) and human captioning (by request only). This process automatically creates closed captions for any YuJa video, which are available during video playback on any device. The automated voice-to-text captioning process also creates transcripts that can be downloaded by the viewer, as well as edited by the Content Owner. This accessibility feature provides for Section 508 compliance.

Ally creates alternative files that are easier to use by all students. Ally works within your online course so it's available right where you need it.

Learn the basics of Qualtrics at UND, including how to get started and where to find support. This guide also outlines account setup, key features, and approaches for creating accessible surveys.

Vevox is a no-cost, web-based polling software available to all UND faculty, staff, and students. Find information on getting started in Vevox; Vevox integrations with Blackboard, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and PowerPoint; accessibility best practices; and links to tutorials and support resources.

How to use Blackboard's Ally feature to improve the accessibility of your course content.