Resource List
There are many resources online for more information on the various tools that you can use to check the accessibility of your digital format documents and web content. Below is a list of recommended web-based resources from the team at ARC-BC.
Checking Document Accessibility
Check the Accessibility of Your Document in Word – Microsoft
This video and accompanying step-by-step instructions provide information about how to use the Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word. The video provides an overview of the checker as well as the types of accessibility errors, warnings, and tips that may be flagged for remediation.
Improve Accessibility with the Accessibility Checker – Microsoft
This page includes information about how to use the accessibility checker and remediate errors, warnings, and tips that are generated in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint for Windows, macOS, mobile platforms, and online.
Grackle is an accessibility tool for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides which can check for accessibility issues and flag potential problems. The Grackle Suite not only flags accessibility issues but walks the user through how to correct them to produce a more fully accessible document.
Checking Webpage Accessibility
WAVE is a free tool from WebAIM that provides a summary of potential accessibility problems on a website. This tool can be used by educators to screen websites being used to determine potential accessibility problems.