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PowerPoint Accessibility displayed at the top of the page. It features a projection screen on a tripod stand- showcasing a red PowerPoint - a bar chart with rising yellow bars- a pie chart- a bulleted list- and an image with text underneath indicating a caption. The Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Powerpoint Tip: Choose fonts and sizes that are easy to read.

Use high-contrast color combinations and simple large fonts (minimum 18pt) for readability.

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NoCoffee – Vision Simulator for Chrome Vision problems are more pervasive than most of us realize. Upwards of 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired. Many more have low or moderate visual difficulties. The number in the U.S.…

ICYMI: NoCoffee – Vision Simulator for Chrome.

NoCoffee is a free extension for Chrome which can help to understand the problems faced by people with slight to extreme vision problems.

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Using persona profiles to test accessibility At the Government Digital Service we've created a series of accessibility persona logins, so that people can experience different conditions and test their services. Here's how they work.

Worth bookmarking: Using persona profiles to test accessibility and highlight common barriers faced by people, including tips with how to design for them.

Visit: brickfield.ie/personas

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Google Slides Accessibility at the top of the page. Centred on a laptop screen is a large icon of a yellow Google Slides document next to a partial image of a document with text lines. The Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Google Slides Tip: Select fonts that are easy to read and accessible.

Choose simple, large fonts (at least 18pt) and high-contrast text/background colors via the toolbar.

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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) logo with icons representing various disabilities, above the heading 'How People with Disabilities Use the Web'

Resource spotlight: Stories of Web Users

The following highlights the effect of accessibility barriers and the broader benefits of accessible websites and web tools.

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PDF Accessibility Heading - A laptop with a PDF showing on it. Brickfield Education Labs logo at the bottom

PDF Tip: Add alt text to meaningful images; mark decorative images correctly.

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Useful link: Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities, by W3C.

Advice on how to make content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.

Visit: www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable

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Accessibility Compliance Heading - A clipboard with checklist and a warning sign in the corner. Brickfield Education Labs logo at the bottom.

Compliance Tip: Document your efforts—audits, fixes, training, statements.

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Today’s pick: Designing accessible services PDF poster set, UK Home Office.

General guidance on how to design more accessible services by UK Home Office.

Visit: brickfield.ie/posters

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H5P Accessibility heading at the top. A person surrounded by images of a Laptop - A document a clock and a profile icon. - Brickfield Education Labs logo at the bottom.

H5P Tip: Write clear task instructions—what to do, how, and how it’s graded.

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Accessibility Resource:

The MOOCA project’s day-in-the-life stories can help designers and developers think about questions related to the development of products and documents.

Visit: moocap.gpii.eu/?page...

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Universal Design for Learning - Laptop showing images - braille - alt text - captions - sitting on top of two books - with headphones and a pen beside it. Brickfield Education Labs logo at the bottom.

UDL Tip: Use plain language—short sentences, concrete verbs, defined terms.

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Designing for accessibility Set of posters to help people design accessible services

Worth bookmarking: Designing accessible services website, UK Home Office.

This guidance covers the best design practices for users.

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Learning Management Systems - a monitor with a cap on the corner - and two humans with a lightbulb on the screen - Brickfield Education Labs logo at the bottom.

Moodle Tip: Use heading styles (H1–H3) in pages/books.

Structure = navigation.

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Accessibility fundamentals - Training At Microsoft, we understand the power of technology, and that’s why we continue to innovate, create, and design in a way that gives everyone the ability to achieve more. Trainings like this learning path, which covers accessibility fundamentals, are an important and necessary part of Microsoft’s...

Useful link: Windows 10 Accessibility: Features and Tools

Windows 10 offers built in features that allow users to choose how they want to interact with their screen.

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Accessible Social Media displayed. Below- the graphic features a central modern smartphone with three social media icons: 1. The social media platform X icon 2. The Instagram icon and 3. The LinkedIn icon. The left bottom corner displays multicoloured geometric shapes with Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Social Media Tip: Use readable fonts and colours.

Select fonts that are easy to read and use colour contrasts that make text clearly distinguishable from the background.

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Today’s pick: A11Y Websites - A Showcase of accessible websites.

Visit: www.a11ywebsites.com

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LibreOffice Writer Accessibility at the top of the page. Displayed on a laptop screen is an icon of a blue document with lines of text - representing a LibreOffice Writer document. To the right of the document - an outline of a pair of headphones with a sound wave. Below the laptop - a series of raised Braille dots. The Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

LibreOffice Writer Tip: Hyperlinks should have descriptive text.

Nondescript links impair understanding and navigation for screen reader users.

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Accessibility Resource: Social model of disability, by SCOPE.

Everyday Equality strategy is based on the social model of disability.

Learn more about the social model of disability.

Visit: brickfield.ie/socialmodel

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Media Accessibility at the top. Three individuals are engaging with large- stylized digital interfaces and media elements. One person adjusts the settings on a screen- another reviews a document with profile images- and the third interacts with a tablet displaying charts. Below- stacks of documents- gears and a coin. The Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Media Tip: Use Media to provide new content.


Ensure people with disabilities have access to all the relevant information.

E.g A video on film techniques will need a scene description of what’s going on.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Manual Accessibility Testing with the Keyboard and Screen Readers Note: As part of the Manual Accessibility Testing Manual, this will cover keyboard testing with free...

ICYMI: 5 Things You Need to Know About Manual Accessibility Testing with the Keyboard and Screen Readers.

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Word Doc Accessibility at the top of the page. Centred on a laptop screen is a large icon of Microsoft Word next to a partial image of a document with text lines. The Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Word Docs Tip: Hyperlinks must contain descriptive text.

Use right-click on the hyperlink, select Edit Hyperlink, and input descriptive text in the Text to display field.

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Worth bookmarking: Simply Said: Understanding Accessibility in Digital Learning Materials.

A video providing an overview of accessibility features to look for in digital learning materials.

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Accessible Text displayed. Below features two stylized documents with clear colour contrasting headers and black lines suggesting text content; one with an ordered numbers list - and the other with bullet points. A magnifying glass focuses on uppercase and lowercase Aa for readability. The left bottom corner displays multicoloured geometric shapes next to Brickfield Education Labs logo.

Text Tip: Ensure no negative impact from text resizing.

This is done by using relative percentage values instead of fixed-width values for columns.

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Disability - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability

Useful link: Disability, by Wikipedia.

Disabled people are unnecessarily isolated and excluded from full participation in society.

This link provides more on what disability is.

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Google Doc Accessibility displayed. Below a central laptop screen displays the Google office suite icons: Google sheets (green sheet icon) Google documents (blue document icon) Google slides (yellow presentation icon) Google drawings (red sheet icon) and Google Forms (purple sheet icon). The left bottom corner displays multicoloured geometric shapes next to Brickfield Education Labs logo.

Google Docs Tip: Use descriptive text for hyperlinks.

Highlight the text, click the Insert link button and enter the URL.

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ICYMI: Keyboard testing

Testing with a keyboard is an essential part of any accessibility evaluation.

The following table includes many of the most common online interactions and more.

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Accessible Tables displayed. Below- a computer monitor presents a detailed spreadsheet with various coloured bars - lines - and pie charts - symbolising data visualisation. The left bottom corner displays multicoloured geometric shapes with the Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Table Tip: Use table captions.

Use the <caption> tag to describe the content of the table.

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Resource spotlight: Introduction to the Social and Medical Models of Disability

Changing perceptions fosters inclusive interactions.

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Accessible Presentations displayed- with a laptop screen below. Inside is a central stylized human figure with rays radiating from its body. The left bottom corner displays multicoloured geometric shapes with Brickfield Education Labs logo in the bottom right of the image.

Presentations Tip: Ensure presentation is compatible with assistive technologies.

Use accessible templates and ensure slides are screen reader friendly.

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