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Videos and audio content rely on sound and visuals that some users cannot perceive. Include captions, transcripts, or audio descriptions to ensure all users can access the content.

Forms can pose accessibility challenges because they often rely on visual cues, complex layouts, or unlabeled fields that screen readers cannot interpret. Making forms accessible ensures that everyone can easily read, complete, and submit them independently.

This article outlines how to update the primary email address to the user's Minnesota State University, Mankato email address ending in @mnsu.edu.

Lists organize related information into a clear structure, improving readability and navigation. They also provide semantic cues that assistive technologies can recognize, helping screen reader users understand relationships and navigate efficiently.

Color contrast ensures that text and images of text are visually distinguishable for users, including those with low vision. Meeting this requirement improves readability and accessibility across digital content.

Excel software is highly visual and relies on spatial relationships, like rows and columns, which aren’t always conveyed clearly through assistive technology. Issues such as merged cells, missing headers, and unlabeled charts can disrupt the logical reading order.

To make digital content accessible to everyone, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define four core principles represented by the acronym POUR.

What is considered fair use of copyrighted media? Where can I find information regarding Copyrights and Fair Use?

A file name is the label given to a file when it's saved on a computer or in a shared drive. Using descriptive file names formatted correctly helps all users, especially those using assistive technologies, quickly find files and understand what a document contains.

Links are clickable elements in documents or websites that lead to another resource. Screen reader users often navigate by jumping from link to link, so they may only hear the link text without surrounding context. Clear, descriptive links improve navigation for everyone.

A document title is the official name of the document stored in its metadata and displayed in the title bar when the file is opened in applications like Word and Adobe Acrobat reader. It helps all users quickly understand what a document is about.

Microsoft PowerPoint is the recommended tool to create internal slide decks and presentations shared within the university. PowerPoint has accessibility tools like heading styles, alt text, an accessibility checker, and more.

A screenshot is an image that captures what is on the screen of a computer or mobile device. Screenshots are sometimes found in instructional content. Screenshots create accessibility barriers because they contain text and information as images, which screen readers and other assistive technologies cannot interpret.

Checking for accessibility is a critical step to ensure content meets the required digital accessibility standards and works for everyone. Before publishing or sharing content, always check it by using both automatic checkers and manually reviewing with human judgement and assistive technologies.