Section 508 Compliance/Accessibility: Making Documents Compliant
Dalton State is committed to making our entire campus 508 compliant and accessible.
Where to begin?
- To create a brand new document, visit one of the three training widgets below.
- To edit an existing document, please visit the Videos and Workshop Trainings widget on the Accessible Templates Page for a quick tutorial or one of the below links. A quick process for any MS Office Suite product is:
- Open the document and run the Accessibility Checker from Menu > File > Check for Issues > Check Accessibility
- The document will display along with a list of errors, warnings, and tips (if there are any) on the right.
Creating Accessible Documents - Word, PDF, Emails, etc
- Overall Cheat Sheets - The National Center on Disability and Access to EducationThese one-page accessibility resources, or “cheatsheets,” found on this site have been developed to assist anyone who is creating accessible content. These free resources are catered to less-technical individuals, such as faculty and staff.
- WebAim - Creating Accessible Word DocumentsWebAIM - a complete web accessibility service provider.
Creating Accessible Videos
- Automatically Caption Your Videos with YouTubeIt is important that every video shown to students has captions available. This video describes how to easily, automatically create captions in your own videos using YouTube.