Accessibility in Action: Improving Word Documents for Every Learner
Accessibility in Action: Improving Word Documents for Every Learner
Date and Time
Friday, January 8, 2027
11:00am -12:00pm (PT), 10:00am-11:00am (AKT), 12:00pm-1:00pm (MT)
Online via Zoom
Presenters
Ceradwen Tokheim (she/her), Instructional Designer, School of Medicine Analytics and Learning Technology (SOMALT)
Mary-Colleen Jenkins (she/her), Instruction Accessibility Specialist, Accessible Technology Services (ATS), UW Information Technology
Make your Word documents better for a wide range of learners. In this interactive session for School of Medicine educators, participants will learn practical techniques for creating more accessible documents in Microsoft Word. Participants will practice identifying and fixing common accessibility issues, including document structure and headings, meaningful links, images and alt text, lists, tables, and other formatting choices. You’ll also explore Word’s built-in accessibility tools and leave with strategies you can put into practice right away.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain how accessibility practices support users with a wide range of disabilities and learning needs
- Identify accessibility issues in Word documents
- Apply accessibility best practices for headings, tables, lists, links, images, blank space, and color
Session descriptions written with assistance from ChatGPT
Optional office hours will follow the session, giving you time to practice with a sample presentation or your own slides.
Part of the Accessibility in Action Series
The Department of Justice requires digital content to be accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act by April 2027. CLIME and SOMALT have partnered to offer this three-part series to help UW educators meet this requirement and create more inclusive learning environments. Each session stands on its own, and you can register for one or all three using the same form.
Other sessions in the series:
- Designing Pressbooks for Access and Understanding: Thursday, March 4, 2027
Accommodations
To request accommodations, please note your request on the registration form or contact clime@uw.edu at least 10 days before the session.