Come and celebrate Mass on Friday, July 6, the first Friday of the month, at 8:00 a.m. in the Newman Center Chapel. We will gather for Mass and start the month with a renewed perspective. Stay for a cup of coffee afterward or take a cup to go.

The Newman Center is located at 1219 Elmwood Avenue, across from the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Everyone is welcome.

Microsoft Word has features that close the accessibility gap without a lot of extra work. The next time you format a document, instead of merely increasing the font size or adding boldface or colored text to visually indicate headings, use the built-in features in Word for headings, bullets, and lists to create accessible documents in a more structured way. 

To use structured headings, for your content:

• Type your heading.
• Highlight the text with your cursor.
• On the Home tab in the Styles group, click on Heading 1. The font style, color, and size of your highlighted text will become the preset style for Heading 1.

To change the style, right click on Heading 1 and select Modify. Change the properties to a new style, for example, Garamond, font size 14, blue. This will become the new preset for Heading 1. Use Heading 1 for all your top-level headings.

Do the same for subheadings: choose the font size, formatting, color, and style you want; highlight the text; go to styles; and choose Heading 2. Modify if needed. This selection will become the preset for Heading 2. Use Heading 2 for all subheadings at that level.

If you need more subheadings, continue to create and use Heading 3 and so on. This structures the document for visually impaired students who use screen readers, and it keeps your personal style alive and well.

The same is true with bulleted and numbered lists. Using the icons in the menu to create bullets and lists, click on the adjacent drop-down arrow to modify the style of each. Sighted students will see your style, while visually impaired students will be able to follow with their screen readers.

You may request training from Instructional Design and Training (IDT).

Microsoft Word has features that close the accessibility gap without a lot of extra work. The next time you format a document, instead of merely increasing the font size or adding boldface or colored text to visually indicate headings, use the built-in features in Word for headings, bullets, and lists to create accessible documents in a more structured way. 

To use structured headings, for your content:

• Type your heading.
• Highlight the text with your cursor.
• On the Home tab in the Styles group, click on Heading 1. The font style, color, and size of your highlighted text will become the preset style for Heading 1.

To change the style, right click on Heading 1 and select Modify. Change the properties to a new style, for example, Garamond, font size 14, blue. This will become the new preset for Heading 1. Use Heading 1 for all your top-level headings.

Do the same for subheadings: choose the font size, formatting, color, and style you want; highlight the text; go to styles; and choose Heading 2. Modify if needed. This selection will become the preset for Heading 2. Use Heading 2 for all subheadings at that level.

If you need more subheadings, continue to create and use Heading 3 and so on. This structures the document for visually impaired students who use screen readers, and it keeps your personal style alive and well.

The same is true with bulleted and numbered lists. Using the icons in the menu to create bullets and lists, click on the adjacent drop-down arrow to modify the style of each. Sighted students will see your style, while visually impaired students will be able to follow with their screen readers.

You may request training from Instructional Design and Training (IDT).

Make sure your PowerPoint presentations are accessible. Below are some helpful tips to get started: 

• Add tags/text descriptions to your images.
• Verify reading order within each slide. 
• Use pre-defined layouts to make accessible slides. 
• Use the Check Accessibility feature to be sure that your PowerPoint is compliant.

You may request training from Instructional Design and Training (IDT).

Creating or updating a PowerPoint presentation? Make sure your presentations are accessible. Below are some helpful tips to get you started:

• Add alternative text (descriptions) to your images using a few simple steps.
• Verify reading order within each slide.
• Use pre-defined layouts.
• Use the Check Accessibility feature.

If you need further assistance, please request a training session from Instructional Design and Training.

Creating or updating a PowerPoint presentation? Make sure your presentations are accessible. Below are some helpful tips to get you started:

• Add alternative text (descriptions) to your images using a few simple steps.
• Verify reading order within each slide.
• Use pre-defined layouts.
• Use the Check Accessibility feature.

If you need further assistance, please request a training session from Instructional Design and Training.

Ally is a tool provided by Blackboard Learn that focuses on making digital course content (e.g., documents, slides, and PDFs) more accessible within your course. Watch this Blackboard Ally video on YouTube to gain a better understanding of how to use this tool to your advantage. You may also request training from RITE Instructional Design and Training.

Ally is a tool provided by Blackboard Learn that focuses on making digital course content (e.g., documents, slides, and PDF files) more accessible. Watch this Blackboard Ally video on YouTube to gain a better understanding of how to use this tool to your advantage. You may request training from Instructional Design and Training.

Ally is a tool provided by Blackboard Learn that focuses on making digital course content (e.g., documents, slides, and PDFs) more accessible within your course. Watch this Blackboard Ally video on YouTube to gain a better understanding of how to use this tool to your advantage. You may also request training from RITE Instructional Design and Training.

Ally is a tool provided by Blackboard Learn that focuses on making digital course content (e.g., documents, slides, and PDFs) more accessible within your course. Watch this Blackboard Ally video on YouTube to gain a better understanding of how to use this tool to your advantage. You may also request training from RITE Instructional Design and Training.