Documents – Digital Accessibility

Documents (STEM)

Posted on July 22, 2024 (October 23, 2024) by amycarss

Academic papers and course documents are subject to the same accessibility requirements as websites if they're distributed digitally. Many mathematical and scientific documents include notation and/or charts and graphs that aren't readily accessible to tools like screen readers (for a variety of reasons).

Alt Text for Complex Images/ Data Visuals

Posted on December 11, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by ekohl

When you add a complex image or data visualization, include a two-part alternative text description: short and long.

Spreadsheets

Posted on July 17, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by

Crowded data in spreadsheet cells is hard to read.

Documents: PDF from InDesign

Posted on July 17, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by

Electronic documents created with InDesign and saved and shared as PDFs are subject to the same accessibility requirements as websites. InDesign does not automatically create an accessible PDF (also called a tagged pdf), but Adobe has tools that will help you get there.

Tables

Posted on July 17, 2023 (October 24, 2024) by

If you don’t use meaningful language and set your top row as a header, a screen reader user will quickly lose all context for your data.