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Welcome to the Accessibility Toolbox, a resource designed to support faculty in creating accessible and inclusive learning environments for all students. Below, you will find tools, guidelines, and resources to help ensure that your course materials and digital content are accessible to all students.
While this page offers a variety of resources for making your digital content accessible, please note that the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) is your primary support resource at the University of Central Missouri for any questions or assistance related to accessibility accommodations.
Accessibility Tools for Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is committed to inclusive design and accessible products and content. We are constantly working to offer more to boost every user's productivity. On this page, you'll find accessibility resources for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and tools to make your content accessible for everyone, including people with disabilities.
Accessibility tools for Word
This page lists accessibility tools for Word. Here you'll also find tools to make your Word documents accessible for everyone.
Accessibility tools for PowerPoint
This page lists accessibility tools for PowerPoint. Here you'll also find tools to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone.
Accessible Best Practices with Excel Spreadsheets
This topic gives you step-by-step instructions and best practices for making your Excel spreadsheets accessible and unlock your content to everyone, including people with disabilities.
Creating Accessible Microsoft Excel
This document provides a foundational outline to help UCM faculty ensure their Microsoft Excel sheets meet Title II accessibility standards, specifically aligning with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
Accessible templates for Microsoft 365
Templates that help you make your content accessible to everyone are now available on create.microsoft.com. You can find them by searching for "accessible templates" or you can use our query: Accessible Office templates.
Alternatively, you can get to them straight from your Office application. Go to File > New and type "accessible templates" in the Search for online templates box.
