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PowerPoint and LecShare

PowerPoint and LecShare. PowerPoint, 508 Accessibility compliance, and the Web. 508 Compliance. Section 508 defines accessibility issues that schools must address Color: Design for color-blindness Text and Pictures: Facilitate Screen reading for the sight impaired. Further Compliance.

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PowerPoint and LecShare

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  1. PowerPoint and LecShare PowerPoint, 508 Accessibility compliance, and the Web

  2. 508 Compliance • Section 508 defines accessibility issues that schools must address • Color: Design for color-blindness • Text and Pictures: Facilitate Screen reading for the sight impaired

  3. Further Compliance • Sound/Video: Needs text alternative for the hearing-impaired • Text placement:Best if viewable simultaneously with visuals and sound • E.g. Captioned video

  4. Accessibility in PowerPoint • For PowerPoint’s native format (ppt/pptx) : • To make it easy for screen readers to read your text: • For Text: Use preset layouts (not text boxes) • For Pictures: Add Alt text • For Tables: Add summary, headings • For Audio: Include script in PowerPoint’s Notes view

  5. Adding Alt text to pictures • PowerPoint XP/2003-4 • After you add a picture • Right-click the pic(Mac: Control-click) • Choose Format Picture • Click the Web tab • Type in explanatory text • Click OK • Shows up when cursor hovers over picture

  6. Adding Alt text: PPT 2007 • After you add a picture • Right-click the pic(Mac: Control-click) • Click Size and Position • Then click the Alt Text tab • Enter Alt text

  7. Lecshare as Accessibility Checker • Pros • Checks accessibilityin PowerPoint • Alt Text • Table/Graph headers, captions • Allows corrections without exiting • Saves changes back into PowerPoint

  8. Lecshare and accessible Audio • You enter the text of the audio in Notes view • Record within Lecshare: Notes presented as prompts as you record • Times slides and audio automatically

  9. Lecshare Web export • Export formats include: • HTML: Slides with • Table of Contents • Audio • Notes • QuickTime Movie with • Audio • Captions taken from PowerPoint Notes

  10. Lecshare: Cons • No Animation • No links • No embedded Video • Doesn’t use Audio created in PowerPoint • Workarounds • Multiple slides to simulate text animation • Link to URLs, video nearby on Web page • Record audio using LecShare

  11. Strategies for accessibility • Link to downloadable PowerPoint presentation • Requires PowerPoint or free viewer • Also link to: • Accessible HTML presentation • Requires no plug-ins • or • Captioned QuickTime movie • (Requires free QuickTime viewer)

  12. That’s all for now….. Lechshare Demo:Go to www.lecshare.com and click About

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