Microsoft Word Accessibility for Document Designers

• Course Description

  

  The second of a two-part series, this course builds on foundational accessibility practices, this course focuses on applying accessibility techniques to specific document features, including images, tables, columns, and other elements. You will learn how to create documents that enable all users to access and understand the information they contain.

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Course Details

Audience:

• Document designers / content creators
• Section 508 Program Managers
• Section 508 Subject Matter Experts (SME)

Duration: 80 minutes
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Advance
Version: 1.0 (Sep 2026)

What Will I Learn in This Course?

This training is the second of two courses that will enable you to create accessible text documents. In the first course, you learned how to use headings and lists to organize the structure of the document, how to test your document accessibility, and how to share your document in an accessible format.

After completing this training, you will be able to do the following:

1. Add accessible links, data tables, images, and other features to a document.
2. Make the layout of a document accessible when using columns, headers and footers, and text boxes.
3. Create an accessible table of contents for a document.

Certificate and Continuing Learning Points (CLPs)

Demonstrate your skills and stand out in your field with a certificate that proves you’ve completed this course. There is only one type of certificate offered for this course.

1. By selecting "Open Course," you can earn a downloadable PDF certificate after completing the course and passing the required five-question quiz with a score of at least 80%.
2. This course is not offered with continuing learning points (CLP).