Making MS PowerPoint Accessible for Screen Readers, from CeKTER

Researcher’s Guide to Accessibility & Inclusive Design: Making MS PowerPoint Presentations Accessible for Screen Readers Many people with disabilities use assistive technology to access digital content or need content in alternative formats for it to be fully accessible to them. One of the most common assistive technologies is a screen reader which reads text on the screen out loud for those with low or no vision. In this quick video tutorial, Ally, from CeKTER, shows researchers how to make sure that their Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are accessible for people using screen readers. Ally covers some of the common features in MS PowerPoint that employment researchers and their staff can use when creating a presentation. When you make your research & product content more accessible, your work can reach more people. This will improve your dissemination efforts by increasing the number of stakeholders that can read and use your work. 00:00 Making Powerpoint Presentations Accessible for Screen Readers - An Overview 00:46 Why Make your Powerpoint Presentations Accessible 02:06 Powerpoint Slide Layouts 04:01 Powerpoint Slide Reading Order 06:17 Alternative Text (Alt-Text) 09:10 Powerpoint Tables 11:25 Figures, Charts and SmartArt 19:22 'Check Accessibility' Tool The Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (known as CeKTER, and pronounced, "sector") is a NIDILRR-funded Knowledge Translation (KT) Center for NIDILRR grantees that focus on employment. Our job is to help NIDILRR employment grantees focused on disability employment research be more effective at sharing the results of their research, and together, we can improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. This video was funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Grant # 90DPEM0004. For more information on CeKTER: Visit our website: https://www.CeKTER.org Like us on Facebook:   / cekter.employment   Follow us on Twitter:   / cekter_employmt   Join our newsletter list: https://umassmed.edu/cekter/footer/ne... #InclusiveDesign #accessibility #DisabilityEmployment #EmploymentResearch #KnowledgeTranslation #CeKTER #CeKTEREmployment #NIDILRR #Inclusion #InclusionMatters #ScreenReaders #ImplementationScience #ImpSci