Training and Knowledge Base articles for EHE users who help produce digital content and documents on college websites or course sites.

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Digital Documents

Training related to creating or providing content for accessible documents.

Web Content Updates

Training for users who have content editor access for websites (IE: CMS content admins in Drupal or Wordpress) or provide content for websites.

Course and LMS Content

Articles related to providing and posting accessible course content in Carmen and Scarlet.

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All about alt text: specifying alt text in MS Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and in Canvas

Providing alternative text descriptions for images used in a document is an essential part of digital accessibility. Alt text can be entered in similar ways in applications like MS Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat PDF, and in Canvas. The alt text should relate to the purpose of the image rather than be a complete description of everything in the photo. Try to keep the alt text brief to around 125 characters as some accessibility checkers will flag alt text that’s too long as an issue. Sometimes it can

All about tables: creating accessible data tables in MS Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and in Canvas

Tables can be a good way to communicate data trends in an accessible way. Try to avoid creating super complex tables as these are less understandable for people using screen readers. It can be beneficial to break complex tables into two or more simple table. To create accessible tables in your favorite application, look for the way to specify header cells, one of the essential features of an accessible table. An accessible table also should include a caption describing it or a heading about the

Qualtrics Accessibility Exceptions

Qualtrics accessibility exception request form location.