#  Creating Accessible Slides 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 16, 2025** 

 10:00AM - 11:30AM EDT 

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 **Virtual - Zoom**  



 

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This course provides an overview of the concepts and concrete steps to create accessible documents in Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides. It also introduces how to convert accessible slideshows into accessible PDFs.

Designing with accessibility in mind improves ease of use and access to your content for everyone.

To ensure a hands-on learning experience in this course, there are a number of activities for which your laptop will be required. Software requirements: Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides and [Adobe Acrobat Pro DC](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=9f3244d3dba304d430ed1dca489619e0).

This course will provide:

- Understanding of core concepts and benefits of accessible design
- How to use automated accessibility checkers, if available
- Making an accessible slide deck
- Learn the basics of converting documents to accessible PDFs

Please contact <digitalaccessibility@harvard.edu> with any questions or accommodation requests.



 

##  Can't make this training? 

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