Accessibility

 

Microsoft Ability Summit

Microsoft Ability Summit 2023 is a free digital event experience on March 8, 2023. Discover new accessible technology, learn from leaders with disabilities, and explore how accessibility empowers everyone within an organization, your community, and so much more.

Microsoft Ability Summit 2022, a YouTube link to all recorded sessions from the Microsoft Ability Summit, hosted virtually on May 10, 2022.
To learn more about accessibility at Microsoft, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.

GC Resources

M365 Playbook Training Catalog

The M365 Playbook’s Adoption and Change Management discipline has a Training Catalog that contains M365 accessibility training.

M365 Playbook Technical Briefs

The M365 Playbook’s Technical Briefings tab contains reference material on:

Quick Start Guides

Quick Start to Create Accessible M365 Documents

GC Accessibility Training and Events

To help promote upcoming accessibility activities organized by various Government of Canada departments that are open to public service employees.

Microsoft 365

To learn more about accessibility at Microsoft, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.

Articles

Webinars

Videos

Learn about the Accessibility Checker  

Community/Help

Windows 10

Article

Webinars

Videos

Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type
 

Community

Office 365

Articles

(Windows), (macOS), (iOS), (Android)

Webinars

Videos

Accessibility video training
 

Teams

 

Articles

(Windows) (macOS)
  • Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Teams
(Windows) (macOS) (iOS) (Android) (Web)
  • Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Microsoft Teams
(Windows) (macOS) (iOS) (Android) (Web)
  • Use a screen reader to chat in Microsoft Teams
(Windows) (macOS) (iOS) (Android) (Web)
  • Use a screen reader to create and modify teams in Microsoft Teams
(Windows) (macOS) (Web)
  • Use a screen reader to search for a conversation, person, or file in Microsoft Teams
(Windows) (macOS) (iOS) (Android) (Web)

Word

 

Articles

(Windows), (macOS), (iOS), (Android), (Windows 10 App), (Web)
  • Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word
(Windows), (macOS), (iOS), (Android), (Windows 10 App), (Web)

Templates

Videos

Check document accessibility  

Create accessible links in Word  

Creating accessible documents  

Improve accessibility with alt text  

Create accessible file names  

Improve accessibility with heading styles  

Create accessible tables in Word  

Excel

Articles

  • Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities
(Windows) (macOS) (iOS) (Android), (Windows 10 app) (Web)

Webinars

Templates

Videos

Start with an accessible Excel template  

Create more accessible tables in Excel  

Create more accessible tables in Excel  

PowerPoint

Webinars

Templates

Videos

Create more accessible slides 

Design slides for people with dyslexia 

Improve image accessibility in PowerPoint 

Save a presentation in a different format 

Use more accessible colors and styles 

SharePoint

Webinars

OneNote

Webinars

Outlook

Articles

Webinars

OneDrive

Articles

Webinars

Stream

Articles

  • Accessibility support for Microsoft Stream
(iOS) (Android) (Web)

Other References

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