Use this checklist to help catch and correct accessibility errors.

General considerations

• Non-decorative images have alt-text
• Images have captions
• Check the colour contrast
• Links are descriptive
• Use headers to organize information
• Use plain language
• Complex images (charts, graphs or financial tables) have alt-text and a summary
• Use a screen reader to check reading order of my document

When creating Word documents

• Format the document using the Styles panel
• Use CircularXX TT, Helvetica or Arial as the font
• Use tables and columns instead text boxes
• Used the spelling and grammar and accessibility checker
• Complete “Advanced Properties” prior to saving the file
• The document “Title” and file name match for easier search results

Do not

• Use Text Boxes, Word Art, Quick Parts, or the design ideas in PowerPoint
• Use single cell tables to isolate essential information in a Word document
• Type in all caps, drop caps, italics, or underline (underline should be reserved for links)