Presented on 29 September 2022 to the European Ally User Group.

Presentation recording and transcript

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Synopsis

Making accessibility easier:

• What I learned while designing a session about writing alternative text for complex images like graphs and charts
• An approach to making on-brand colour contrast easier
• Turning the Microsoft Accessibility inspector on by default. Implementation plan, and the start of communicating the change.

Resources

Slide deck [5.2MB, PPTX]

Part 1

• Alt text webinar and resources
• Diagram Center: How to describe complex images
• NWEA Image Description Guidelines for Assessments
• POET Training Tool
• Described

Part 2

• Brand Accessible Colour Suggester

Part 3

• Turning on "check as I go" for accessibility individually
• Turning on "check as I go" on managed PCs using group policy
• Better content, made easy": Webinar, transcript, slides for our session explaining the accessibility inspector