- Share your slides
- Before the meeting starts ideally
- Or at the beginning of the presentation
- So people can follow at their own pace
- Turn the camera of the person speaking on
- Speak clearly (but not slowly)
- Avoid sounds and music where possible
- Especially if they may make it difficult to hear other people speaking
- Add speaker notes
- Turn on auto subtitles or captions if you can
- Consider sharing alternative formats like HTML or audio
- On the tool bar, go to “Review” then “Check Accessibility”
- Or search for “Accessibility”
- Keep it running while you work
- Re-open checker from link in bottom left
- Keep the design simple
- Use a san-serif font, like Arial
- Minimum 18pt font size
- Avoid low contrast text
- Avoid using colour as the only means of conveying information
- Avoid using text in images
- Add an off-white slide background colour for people with dyslexia
- Aim for no more than 6 words per line
- Aim for no more than 7 lines per slide
- Add alt text to images (unless they are decorative)
- Explain visual information when presenting
- Use simple language
- Check reading order
- Add meaningful hyperlink text
- Give every slide a unique title
- Warn users about sensitive content with TW (trigger warning) or CW (content warning)
- Use tables for simple data
- Don't use tables for layout
- Don't merge cells or nest tables
- Make sure tables have header rows with descriptive text
- Avoid using animations and transitions
- Use gifs sparingly, and stop them from repeating forever
Shared this page on Twitter. Some things to capture here from the replies https://twitter.com/benjystanton/status/1464913787941793793?s=20