Most content creation software applications have accessibility checker tools built in. Below is a brief overview of how to access these tools in some common software applications. These are

Word
Powerpoint
Acrobat
Google Docs
Google Slides
Pages
Keynote

Word and Powerpoint

Select File > Check for issues > Check accessibility to open the Accessibility Checker.

Microsoft provides detailed guidance on how to make Word documents accessible and how to make PowerPoint presentations accessible on its accessibility pages.

Adobe Acrobat Pro

The Adobe Acrobat Pro makes it possible for you to check the accessibility of your documents directly from within Acrobat Pro.

Select Tools > Accessibility to open the Accessibility Checker.
Run Full Check
Select Start Checking

Acrobat Pro usually provides an easy solution to fix the accessibility issues it finds.

Adobe provides detailed guidance on how to make PDF documents accessible on its accessibility pages.

Google Docs, Google Slides, Apple Keynote and Apple Pages

Google and Apple do not have native accessibility checkers. If you use either of these to create documents, we recommend exporting them as Word, PowerPoint or a PDF file for best compatibility with your students' differing operating systems and hardware. Once you have done this you can use the checking tools built into Acrobat and Microsoft Office.

Follow the steps below to export your documents.

Google Docs: File > Download as > Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF document (.pdf)
Google Slides: File > Download as > Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) or PDF document (.pdf)
Apple Pages: File > Export To > choose PDF... or Word... > Next > Export
Apple Keynote: File > Export To > choose PDF... or PowerPoint... > Next > Export

If you are familiar with using Plugins for Google Docs, then you can use a tool called Grackle Docs. More information can be found on the Grackle Docs website.

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