Create Accessible Content for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Start with accessibility in mind when creating documents, providing instruction and designing the environment to ensure access for students who are blind or visually impaired. This presentation provides suggestions in supporting teams by providing guidance on how to create accessible documents, presentations, and web content including the importance of font legibility and contrast.

Objectives

• Identify strategies for creating accessible documents
• Identify ways to make presentations accessible
• Identify screen sharing options to provide access to interactive board

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Accessible Content for Individuals who are BLVI PowerPoint video (w/o embedded tutorials)

Accessible Content for Individuals who are BLVI Transcript
Accessible Content for Individuals who are BLVI Handout (large print accessible version)
​Accessible Content for Individuals who are BLVI slide & blank lines (note: this version is not accessible)

Video Tutorials on Creating Accessible Content

Additional Resources 

Create Accessible Word Documents

Use this checklist on Creating an Accessible Word Document to ensure your documents are fully accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired. When Word Documents are accessible, they can easily be converted to accessible pdf docs.

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Create Accessible Tables

Use this pictorial step by step guide on creating accessible tables. 

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Create Accessible PowerPoint Presentations

Use this checklist on Creating an Accessible PowerPoint Presentation to ensure the PowerPoint presentations you develop for presentations are accessible to participants who are blind or visually impaired. 

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Create Accessible Websites

Use this checklist on Creating Accessible Websites to ensure the website you develop is accessible to everyone. 

I created this document to assist classroom teachers in created enlarged copies. Laminate this picture tutorial or place in a clear sleeve and post it next to copy machines to help teachers quickly recall how to make quality enlarged copies.
How to Make Enlarged Copies in pdf

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This form can be given to those that are unfamiliar to the role of a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments. It identifies the areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum and helpful web resources.

Role of the TVI Handout pdf

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