ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS

Accessible PDFs [PDF]
Directions with screen shots on how to make your PDF documents accessible.

Accessible Word Documents [PDF]
Directions on the use of stylesheets, which ares critical in creating accessible Microsoft Word documents.

Accessible PowerPoints
PowerPoint slides should be simple in design. They should include high colour contrasts between the foreground and background, the largest possible font (minimum of 16pt), plain backgrounds or backgrounds that avoid busy patterns, and limited text per slide. Learn how to convert your PowerPoint presentation into accessible HTML.

Accessible Formats of Course Materials
Information on how to provide accessible formats of course materials.

Online Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Tool
Ryerson Library is proud to provide an online tool that performs optical character recognition (OCR) on documents in an effort to improve their accessibility. The OCR tool will convert "non-selectable" text files into machine-readable or recognized text. This will render your document readable by adaptive software such as text-to-speech applications. Non-selectable text or unrecognized text is an impediment to accessibility.