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U-M Digital Accessibility

Visit the University of Michigan Digital Accessibility site hosted by ITS and the Office of Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX.

How Do I "Make It Accessible"?

The idea of "fixing" all of the digital content we interact with and create can be daunting to tackle. To help, Michigan Engineering has developed a First Aid Kit of digital accessibility resources designed for this task specifically. Topics cover everything from alt text to presentations, color contrast to PDFs, showing you how to not only fix the inaccessible materials you already use, but design them to be accessible from the start. 

For assistance with PDFs specifically, use our PDF Decision Tree to learn more about accessible alternatives to PDFs and practical resources for how to do so.

Assistive Technology

  • Adaptive Software and Hardware:
    • List of assistive technology available university-wide to all students, staff, and faculty. The software listed is available on all Sites public computers throughout campus.
  • Assistive Software Installation Notes for LSA Devices:
    • How to install the assistive software available for you to use on LSA-managed devices, including screen readers, accessible fonts, and more. Specific instructions included for both Windows and Mac devices.
  • Digital Accessibility Tools:
    • Running list of available apps, browser extensions, software and more tools related to digital accessibility, curated by LSA's Disability Navigators.

Much of the assistive software listed in the resources above pertain only to Windows PC devices. If you have a Mac device, there are many built-in assistive tools available to use, including VoiceOver (screen reader), Zoom (magnification utility), and VoiceControl, all of which require no installation.

In addition, both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, as well as their mobile equivalents, offer utilities that make keyboard, mouse, and monitor use easier.

  • Windows: Go to Start Menu > Control Panel > Ease of Access
  • Mac: Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accessibility

For more information, see Windows Accessibility and Mac Accessibility.

Templates

Presentations

Unsure if your slide deck is fully accessible or not? Use our PowerPoint Checklist for Accessibility and Google Slides Checklist for Accessibility to learn what to look out for in your presentations and how to fix common issues with step-by-step instructions and application-specific resources.

Documents

Check out our Accessible Document Checklist and Accessible Spreadsheet Checklist, which include accessible formatting tips and application-specific resources that show you exactly how to apply best practices to your own files.

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