An online document or tool is accessible when it can be easily understood by everyone, regardless of what browser or adaptive equipment is being used.

Use Tools To Optimize Your Files for Accessibility

Screen Reader Support for PowerPoint (External resource)
PC/Mac/Web: Make your PowerPoint Presentations Accessible (documentation) (External resource)
- NOTE: This resource also applies to the mobile versions of PowerPoint.

Ensure Your Documents Meet Penn State Accessibility Guidelines

Visit the Penn State Accessibility website's Microsoft Office and Accessibility Tips pages to learn easy techniques to make Microsoft 365 content more accessible:

Penn State Accessibility Website - Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel PSU Resource)
Accessibility Tips (PSU Resource)

Complete the Microsoft Word Accessibility Basics course in the Accessibility Learning Path to learn how good document structure and content design make Word documents accessible:

PowerPoint Accessibility Basics (PSU Resource)

NOTE: Access to the Accessibility Learning Path is not tied to your Penn State Account. You will need to create a separate account (links to an external site) to access this content.