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The provides the following checklist as a practical tool to help faculty and staff create inclusive, accessible digital content. 

It reflects best practices and . Use this checklist to evaluate and improve all digital content. Accessibility is an ongoing process—this tool is a starting point.

General Tips

• Use clear and simple language. Avoid jargon. Explain technical terms using plain language whenever possible.
• Use 12-point font or higher font size for body text and 9-point for footnote or endnotes in Word and PDF documents.
• Use sans serif fonts in all downloadable documents (Arial, Calibri, etc.).
• If you need to emphasize text, use bold rather than underlining.
• Run built-in accessibility checkers in Microsoft and Adobe. Google tools require a downloaded accessibility check add-on.
• Create accessible naming conventions by using clear and descriptive names that reflect the content of the file.
• Check that documents are in their native file format (the default type a program creates).

PDF Tips

• Avoid using PDFs as much as possible and only use as optional downloads.
• If using PDFs, ensure they are

Headings and Paragraphs

• Organize content with built-in headings styles. Avoid using Bold, Underline, or All Caps to designate sections of a document.
• Use headings without skipping levels (H1, H2, H3, H4…).
• Use style buttons (e.g. bullets) for lists.
• Avoid using Enter/Return to create a vertical space; instead use built-in line spacing options and page.

Color and Contrast

• Use sufficient color contrast.
• Do not rely on color to convey meaning.
• Use simple backgrounds.
• Avoid using red and blue colors.

Images

• Write a functional alternative text (“alt text”) for informative images to convey the purpose of the image (including pictures, illustrations, and charts).
• Mark decorative images (no alt text needed) as such.
• Provide an equivalent user experience with your alt text (e.g., an appropriate alt text description of a search button would be “search,” not “image of a magnifying glass”).

Multimedia

• Caption all video content.
• Edit and correct all automated captions.
• Provide a transcript for audio files. Include descriptions of non-speech audio and speaker names.
• Provide a verbal description of all visual component (graphs, charts, etc.).

Links and Navigation

• Use descriptive link text (avoid “click here” or “read more” and instead use “Read the 2025 Report”).
• The link should make sense out of context, as screen readers jump from link to link.
• If a link will open or download a file (like a PDF), include a textual reference in the link information (e.g., [PDF]).
• Do not direct links to open in new windows or tabs. If a link must open in a new window or tab, a textual reference should be included in the link information (e.g., [New Tab]).
• For citations and references, hyperlink the title of the resources, but not the full URL.

Tables and Data

• Use tables to structure data. Tables should not be used for layout purposes.
• Create tables with column and row headers.
• Assign the to column and row headers.
• Set for tables for screen reading.
• Label charts and graphs.
• Include table captions, typically positioned at the top of a table.
• Avoid merged or split cells in tables.
• Use in tables