{"id":41831,"date":"2024-12-11T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/?page_id=41831"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:42:24","slug":"digital-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41831\" class=\"elementor elementor-41831\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9548c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9548c8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a13f2\" data-id=\"c6a13f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a734c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a734c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Digital Accessibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11c38a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11c38a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb61f1\" data-id=\"5bb61f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a16e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a16e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #222222;\">Millions of individuals in the United States live with conditions that affect how they read and engage with digital content, requiring the use of accessibility tools.<\/span><\/h3><p>These individuals <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/resources\/2024-03-08-web-rule\/\">must have access<\/a><\/strong> to all the digital information provided by our school district. This includes reading material, classroom instruction, and communication through websites, email, and other digital tools. In order to be full participants, families must be able to navigate assignments, grades, communication with staff, and all other administrative or logistical matters.<\/p><p><b>This page is a resource for LPS staff who create digital content.\u00a0<\/b>The ideas presented here will guide you towards finished products that are more accessible to ALL readers.<\/p><p>When you create content that is accessible you are making decisions that also makes your content easier to consume and more effective for ALL users. Everyone wins; students, parents, and the larger community. In LPS, <a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/board\/all\/\"><b>ALL MEANS ALL<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3af663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3af663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>VIDEOS:<\/b> <em>The U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights has created <a href=\"https:\/\/adata.org\/ocr-videos\">a video series explaining the major considerations when creating accessible digital content<\/a>. Throughout this resource, you will find links to these videos to further support learning about the topics.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-299e61f elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"299e61f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1195d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1195d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/digital-accessibility\/\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Digital Accessibility\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Digital-Accessibility-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Digital-Accessibility.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2e3bce elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2e3bce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-046a14f\" data-id=\"046a14f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e904dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e904dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intro to Digital Accessibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307e44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"307e44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Most LPS staff members have received an hour or more of information about digital accessibility. If you were unable to attend or would like to review some of the information, the video at right offers a very condensed version of the content. You can also walk through the slides used in the <strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1khEqlZX5Us_byuetFJbuD47YpltXpbYVOQ6iXKKw3fE\/preview\">&#8220;Intro to Digital Accessibility&#8221; presentation<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-583468a\" data-id=\"583468a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1411d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4d1411d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/videos\/d\/1YvH1LUHsHBJF_qnl6fvX2HN8n8LrtPG_P84XytPHcLk\/play\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-618c11c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"618c11c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b81d41a\" data-id=\"b81d41a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1ccec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e1ccec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d314634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d314634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of Contents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae653a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae653a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This resource organizes tips and best practices as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e22b2 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"23e22b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Text & Writing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#color\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-palette\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Color<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#layout\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-columns\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Page Layout<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#video\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#check\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-universal-access\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Verifying Accessibility (Grackle)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#resources\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Additional Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef5857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef5857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The big ideas&#8230;<\/h4><p>Whether you are creating a worksheet, writing an email, designing a newsletter, or crafting a social media post, accessible communications should:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#text\">Use language that is clear and helpful<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#simple\">Keep the page layout as simple as possible<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#headings\">Use headings to convey meaning and structure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#colorcontrast\">Use colors with very high contrast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/?page_id=41831&amp;elementor-preview=41831&amp;ver=1732134786#image\">Provide alt text for all images<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#video\">Provide captioning or other alternative options for all videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39deac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39deac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>If you have questions, ideas for this page, or need further assistance, please reach out to the LPS staff members listed at the botom of this page.<\/em><p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb40b04\" data-id=\"cb40b04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d8c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39d8c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbee07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5fbee07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cLike curb cuts or ramps, digital accessibility is required, no matter how many people are impacted. But unlike a curb cut, which you only have to build once, digital accessibility is an ongoing, collective effort. It relies on educational technology vendors, school administrators, teachers, clerical staff and many more partners in education. It isn\u2019t something you do once and forget about.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-05-03-digital-accessibility-is-a-bigger-education-issue-than-we-think-here-s-what-we-can-do-about-it\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_quote_5739394_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_quote_5739394_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41855\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_quote_5739394_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_quote_5739394_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_quote_5739394_000000.png\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-05-03-digital-accessibility-is-a-bigger-education-issue-than-we-think-here-s-what-we-can-do-about-it\">-Emily F. Popek<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-05-03-digital-accessibility-is-a-bigger-education-issue-than-we-think-here-s-what-we-can-do-about-it\">'Digital Accessibility Is a Bigger Education Issue Than We Think. Here\u2019s What We Can Do About It.' (EdSurge)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1911c5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1911c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f6c7d\" data-id=\"41f6c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQddv_xd8P-0xbTj2-XyINh4xponl412Afm4OMK_0hx9JZFzyBH40BnCkJa4B6KeioJUSQ6Q4010SVo\/pub?\">1-page summary of the most essential considerations for content creators<\/a>.<\/strong> There is a lot of great background information and explanations found in this page. Please come back when you need clarification or to reference further information!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14aa3c3\" data-id=\"14aa3c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5671b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5671b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25c944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25c944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lps.incidentiq.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/np_ticket_773335_ffd773\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/np_ticket_773335_FFD773.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_ticket_773335_FFD773\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/np_ticket_773335_FFD773.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/np_ticket_773335_FFD773.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/np_ticket_773335_FFD773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Creating content that is fully accessible often presents technical challenges. To consult with Computing Services analysts about issues you encounter, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lps.incidentiq.com\/\">create help desk tickets<\/a><\/strong> for the tool you are using (Google Docs, WordPress, etc.) and they will be happy to help!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0035b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0035b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3720d1\" data-id=\"b3720d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ad209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83ad209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3277ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3277ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"text\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f847949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f847949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Text &amp; Writing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ba570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ba570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A big part of creating accessible content has nothing to do with technology. It is about writing text that is easy to understand. This helps everyone who reads your page, not just those with needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6503a08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6503a08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a57bd\" data-id=\"e3a57bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb4bd1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fb4bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Clear, simple writing helps EVERYONE!<\/h4><p>Writing accessible text is not always easy, and it may challenge what you were taught in school about good writing. Some best practices:<\/p><ul><li>Use short, clear sentences and paragraphs. Less is more.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforplainlanguage.org\/what-is-readability\/#:~:text=1.%20Your%20audience%E2%80%99s%20reading%20age%20is%20lower%20than%20you%20think\">Use common, everyday words at or below an 8th grade reading level<\/a>.<\/li><li>Include section headers and bulleted lists that help people scan your information.<\/li><li>If you need to include terms or jargon that are specific to your profession, explain them.<\/li><li>Your goal is to be helpful, not impressive.<\/li><li>Ask someone else to review your writing (for understanding) before publishing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6338801\" data-id=\"6338801\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee2883 elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7ee2883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Effective writing tips<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">If you want to learn more about effective writing techniques, here are some great resources to explore:\n<ul>\n \t<li>'<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/writing\/\">Writing Clearly and Simply<\/a>'<\/li>\n \t<li>'<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/writing\/#keep-content-clear-and-concise\">Writing for Web Accessibility<\/a>'<\/li>\n \t<li>BOOK: '<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2HV56eB\">Writing for Busy Readers<\/a>'\nby T. Rogers, J. Lasky-Fink<\/li>\n \t<li>BOOK: '<a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/1Wi12Nr\">Smart Brevity<\/a>'\nby J. VandeHei, M. Allen, R. Schwartz<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a1730f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a1730f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eb8a76\" data-id=\"7eb8a76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6966b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6966b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Some links are better than others<\/h4><p>Screen reading software uses our headers and links as a way to navigate content on the page. Unfortunately, we are often lazy with our link text and create difficult situations without realizing it.\u00a0<\/p><p>We need to be thoughtful about using short, but meaningful text for links. Readers should know where the link will go, and it should make sense when read out of context (for navigational purposes.)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab124b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ab124b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Smy4OAmMEwE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Links (3:58)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f402974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f402974\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb5958\" data-id=\"ddb5958\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a0ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a0ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Bad examples:<\/h5><p>Never use phrases like these, or plain URLs as link text. They make no sense out of context:<\/p><ul><li>click here<\/li><li>(more info)<\/li><li>learn more<\/li><li>https:\/\/home.lps.org\/maps<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd59ba8\" data-id=\"dd59ba8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdf1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fdf1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Good examples:<\/h5><p>These phrases would be good link text because they would make sense when viewed independently:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wapp.lps.org\/gold\/volunteer\/overview.cfm\">Volunteer in LPS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundationforlps.org\/give\/inspiring-dreams-fund.html\">Donate Here<\/a><\/li><li>This is a good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipe\/9534\/old-fashioned-homemade-hard-candy\/\">recipe for making old-fashioned candy<\/a>.<\/li><li>Learn more by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar\">Kareem Abdul-Jabar&#8217;s Wikipedia page<\/a>.<\/li><li>This article about <a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.huit.harvard.edu\/technique-writing-link-text\">writing link text<\/a> may offer additional examples.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fb684d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fb684d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5222533\" data-id=\"5222533\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ee64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ee64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Font Choice Matters<\/h4><p>Make sure that you are choosing fonts that make your information easier to read for ALL audiences. &#8220;Cute&#8221; or &#8220;fun&#8221; fonts chosen to express personality often make understanding your words harder than it needs to be for people with low vision acuity, various forms of dyslexia,\u00a0or cognitive disabilities.<\/p><p>The fonts recommended below have been thoughtfully created by designers who intended them to be easier to read for all individuals.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/specimen\/Atkinson+Hyperlegible\"><b>Atkinson Hyperlegible<\/b><\/a> was commissioned by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brailleinstitute.org\/freefont\">Braille Institute of America<\/a>\u00a0to be more legible for people with low visual acuity. It focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability for people of all vision types.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/specimen\/Lexend\"><b>Lexend<\/b><\/a>\u00a0was created by educational therapists and Google to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexend.com\/\">increase reading fluency<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/specimen\/Playpen+Sans\"><b>Playpen Sans<\/b><\/a> is an informal font style for annotations, instructions, and short notes designed to intentionally takes cues from elementary handwriting instruction.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How to use these fonts<\/strong><\/p><p>The fonts listed here are found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/\">Google Font Library<\/a>\u00a0for use in all of your Google Docs, Slides, Sites and other Google Workspace tools (except for Gmail.) You can also download them to your computer for use in other products.<\/p><p>To use the font in your own Google Docs, click \u201cMore Fonts\u201d in the font dropdown menu, search for it by name, select it from the list, and then click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p><p>Once you&#8217;ve added the font to one Google tool, it will automatically be available to you in other Google tools (except for Gmail, because email tools are limited to a small list of web safe fonts.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0433ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0433ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Be consistent<\/h4><p><strong>Stick with two fonts.<\/strong> Choose one for headlines and one for body text. Want to look good? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fontpair.co\/all\">Let professionals suggest some beautiful font pairings.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Use the same two fonts in the same way throughout the document. Ideally, throughout <em>ALL<\/em> of your documents. It\u2019s rarely a good idea to surprise a reader with design changes (new fonts, colors, random images, etc.) The more consistency you can offer, the less a reader has to think about the document, and the more they can read to understand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92c88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b92c88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How large should my text be?<\/h4>\n<p>Generally speaking smaller text is never better. Readers can&#8217;t understand what they can&#8217;t see!\n<ul>\n \t<li><b>Printed materials:<\/b> 12 points or larger, though 16 points is recommended.<\/li>\n \t<li><b>Presentations\/Slides:<\/b> 20 points or larger, with headlines at 32 points or more. <\/li>\n \t<li><b>Web pages:<\/b> Use the defaults of the tool for body text and headers. Viewers are able to increase the size of text as needed. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb868 elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6cbb868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Teaching students with color vision deficiency<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshealth.org\/en\/parents\/color-blind-factsheet.html\">Color Blindness Factsheet for Schools<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pilestone.com\/blogs\/news\/tips-for-teachers-of-color-blind-students\">Tips for Teachers of Color-Blind Students<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.color-blindness.com\/color-blindness-most-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Color Blindness FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdNN5GrD5cM\">It\u2019s Not Easy Seeing Green<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c05caaa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c05caaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582bbac\" data-id=\"582bbac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cd8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2cd8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87e87e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e87e87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"layout\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e5e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6e5e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Layout<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64029a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"64029a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"simple\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed2db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ed2db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine starting with a plain white page. Now add your information in simple black text. THIS is an accessible resource for every person reading it on any device. Every design choice you make after that adds complexity and makes this document less accessible than it was before.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f33b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53f33b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/accessibility-continuum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum.png\" data-orig-size=\"1335,497\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Accessibility Continuum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-300x112.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-1024x381.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-1024x381.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42281\" alt=\"Image shows a continuum. A line connects a document labeled &quot;Most Accessible&quot; (Black &amp; white, Plain text, Great for phones, Great for screen readers) with a document labeled &quot;Lease Accessible&quot; (Unique fonts &amp; colors, Columns &amp; tables, Images &amp; multimedia, Great on desktop computers.)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-1024x381.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum.png 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"42281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/accessibility-continuum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum.png\" data-orig-size=\"1335,497\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Accessibility Continuum\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-300x112.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Accessibility-Continuum-1024x381.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29799cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29799cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While plain text\u00a0is always going to be the most accessible way to communicate, not every document needs to be boring. You can add interest through color, font choice, and images without making the document overly difficult. However, you should always remember that your design choices have an impact on how the important information you are sharing is consumed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd34a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ffd34a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"headings\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5ad7bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5ad7bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-126a124\" data-id=\"126a124\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc24f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc24f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Headers are very important<\/h4><p>Applying headers thoughtfully and consistently through a document helps all readers navigate your content and is an easy way to make a document more accessible.<\/p><ul><li>Sighted readers take advantage of the visual distinction between headings (titles) and body text to quickly scan the contents and find what they want within a page.<\/li><li>Screen reader tools use headings as a table of contents, allowing readers to navigate the page by skipping from heading to heading in the software.<\/li><\/ul><p>Headings should accurately describe the content that follow it, offering a clear page hierarchy or outline. That might look something like this:<\/p><ul><li>Every resource needs a unique title. We identify that in the name of the resource. This helps readers navigate between resources when they have more than one open. (This is also how browser tabs are named.)<\/li><li>Within a Google Doc, a visual title should be marked as a &#8220;Header 1&#8221;. In the content of the Doc, Headers <kbd>&lt;h2&gt;<\/kbd>\u00a0help divide the page into chunks for navigation purposes. Section headers should be like a good table of contents.<\/li><li>Within a slide deck, each individual slide needs a unique Title.<\/li><li>Each section may have many individual topics <kbd>&lt;h3&gt;<\/kbd> or subtopics <kbd>&lt;h4&gt;<\/kbd>,<kbd>&lt;h5&gt;<\/kbd> that are covered. Use as many of these minor headings as needed to help a document be easier to read.<\/li><\/ul><p>Most word processing and web page tools have a Header tool that helps you make this more consistent across a resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb524b\" data-id=\"0eb524b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1f96c elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3d1f96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Headings in Google Docs<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>Within a Google Doc the Headings tool offers a \u201cTitle\u201d formatting option. Unfortunately this does nothing for us from an accessibility standpoint. Our recommendation is to avoid using the \"Title\" formatting option your Docs. Instead, use <b>Heading 1<\/b> for the text you think of as the \u201ctitle\u201d shown at the top of your Google Doc.\n<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e973e elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"42e973e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Titles in Google Slides<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>Title text can only be defined by the slide deck\u2019s theme. If you add a text box to a slide it cannot be identified as a title. Most default theme layouts include a place for title text, but not all. Avoid using slide layouts that do not have a title text defined. (\u201cBlank\u201d, \u201cCaption\u201d, etc.)\n<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d5e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9d5e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T-Ky_hMTIpI\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Heading Structure (3:11)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60b3d5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b3d5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-211d2df\" data-id=\"211d2df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558fc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"558fc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Logical Reading Order<\/h4><p>When we design a piece of content, we may make layout choices that defy the logic used in reading (left-right, top-bottom.) Columns and tables are sometimes used to organize chunks of text in non-logical order. While this is unlikely to keep a sighted person from understanding the meaning of your content, screen reader software will struggle. The following video explains this topic with visuals that may help you to better understand this topic and how to check your content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48945ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48945ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rSUSU25cxn0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Logical Reading Order (4:05)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e2edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79e2edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RbCDk1N3mZg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Keyboard Access and Visual Focus Indicators (4:06)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1674f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a1674f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-303cb9d\" data-id=\"303cb9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5d205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee5d205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/elementor\/thumbs\/LRTD-r0fqsfgmw95jicz4vql0ix534syxk0xqg3h620lht6.png\" title=\"LRTD\" alt=\"A graphic simulating a page with 4 boxes. Red arrows show the flow of content as it should be read, from top-left to top-right, then bottom-left to bottom-right.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4aaa97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4aaa97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68baa9d\" data-id=\"68baa9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db54f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db54f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Accessible flourishes<\/h4><p>There are ways to add personality to design while still maintaining accessibility. As you layer in style, it is important to consider these things:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Fonts?<\/strong> Be sure to weigh <a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/knowledge\/readability_and_accessibility\/introducing_accessibility_in_typography\">readability of the type<\/a> over its &#8220;vibe.&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Colors?<\/strong> Be sure to validate the color contrast using a <a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/resources\/contrastchecker\/\">color contrast checker<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Images?<\/strong> Make sure you have used <a href=\"#alttext\">alt tags<\/a> or descriptive text.<\/li><li><strong>Columns?<\/strong> Make sure you are using actual &#8220;column&#8221; formatting and not tabs to imitate columns. Tools with &#8220;responsive design&#8221; that flexes widths and reflows columns based upon device type and screen size are also important. (Pageless Google Doc, WordPress, etc.)<\/li><li><strong>Tables?<\/strong> They should only be used for presenting data, not for layout purposes. Make sure they are properly set up using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/tables\/\">header rows with alt text identified in the HTML<\/a>, and are as narrow as possible to allow for mobile viewing. (Tables are hard to use appropriately in any format.)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fec80\" data-id=\"87fec80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ca1b6 elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"11ca1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Accessible Google Docs<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>Most of the content you create in LPS will probably be in Google Docs, Slides, &amp; Sheets. This resource will help you learn how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/6199477?hl=en\">make your Google Workspace documents more accessible<\/a><\/strong> for everyone, including people with disabilities.\n<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba28780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba28780\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db7bf9\" data-id=\"6db7bf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d797ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d797ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Design for mobile readers first<\/h4><p>Most parents are reading your messages on a phone, not on paper or a computer monitor. Consider this as you create messages for parents, and make them phone friendly.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/11528737?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop\">Create Google Docs in &#8220;Pageless&#8221; format.<\/a>\u00a0Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/183965?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop\">publishing them to the web<\/a> before sending out a link.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t use tables to create &#8220;columns&#8221; in your layout.\u00a0<\/li><li>Only create multi-column layouts if you know the tool you are using is &#8220;responsive.&#8221; This means the columns will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3schools.com\/html\/html_responsive.asp\">change format based upon screen size<\/a>. You will also need to tag your table as &#8220;layout only&#8221; so screen readers understand.<\/li><li>Only include images if they benefit the reader.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08ae184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08ae184\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65fd692\" data-id=\"65fd692\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89294bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"89294bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e86ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"33e86ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"color\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c66cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c66cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Color<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d730c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d730c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because we don&#8217;t all see colors the same way, accessibility laws indicate two areas where we must be thoughtful about how we use color in our materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba827a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ba827a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"colorcontrast\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea1fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea1fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ensuring visual contrast<\/h4><p>Generally speaking, you should always make color choices that create as much contrast as possible between text and background. Other things to consider:<\/p><ul><li>Sticking to true primary <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/Primary-Colors.png\" alt=\"A grid of primary colors. Black, white, red, yellow, green, blue.\" width=\"49\" height=\"20\" \/> shades will help readers with color vision deficiencies (CVD).<\/li><li>Avoid pastels <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/pastel-colors.png\" alt=\"A grid of pastel colors that started as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple but have been desaturated to the point that they are hard to distinguish from each other.\" width=\"50\" height=\"20\" \/> or deeply saturated colors <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/11\/jewel-tones.png\" alt=\"A grid of jewel toned colors that started as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple but have been oversaturated to the point that they are hard to distinguish from each other.\" width=\"48\" height=\"20\" \/>. These colors tend to blend together for people with CVD.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t put text or data on top of a background image.<\/li><\/ul><h5>How do I know if I have chosen safe colors?<\/h5><p>Contrast is a measure of the perceived difference in brightness between two colors. This difference is expressed as a ratio ranging from 1:1 (white on white) to 21:1 (black on white). ADA conformance requires a minimum contrast ratio of <b>4.5:1<\/b>\u00a0for text color vs background color in most situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebdb0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cebdb0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qc8X71Nf2Kg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Color Contrast (3:40)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e61dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e61dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because we all perceive colors differently, it is not a good idea to trust your own eyes when evaluating contrast. Instead, measure contrast by using one of many contrast checkers available online. We suggest this simple <a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/resources\/contrastchecker\/bookmarklet\"><b>color contrast checker bookmarklet<\/b><\/a> from WebAIM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-774575e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"774575e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1cd6d\" data-id=\"8f1cd6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604f003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604f003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Supporting Colorblind Viewers<\/h4><p>1 out of 12 males has color vision deficiency (aka &#8220;color blindness&#8221;) so it is very likely that there are a few in every single audience. You can help your CVD audience by:<\/p><ul><li>Using black &amp; white whenever possible.\u00a0<\/li><li>Avoid putting text on top of photos or images.<\/li><li>When creating charts or graphs, use data labels, or grayscale, or patterns.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd17fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd17fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8_eVF0LPs0s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Use of Color Alone to Convey Information (5:14)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffbbf88\" data-id=\"ffbbf88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac5469f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac5469f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-794f46a\" data-id=\"794f46a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbd3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"adbd3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"image\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836d2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"836d2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Images<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3c69cc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3c69cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ff775\" data-id=\"f1ff775\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc72d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dc72d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many great reasons to use alternative text (Alt Tags) with your images even if no one ever uses a screen reader on your page.<\/p><ul><li><b>Slow internet:<\/b> When an image or video struggles to load, the alt text appears in its place. When you are trying to reach ALL users, this is an important consideration. Some members of our community have unreliable or slow internet access.<\/li><li><b>Searchability:<\/b> Images are mostly invisible to search tools. When you add alt text, they suddenly become available. Help people find your content! Use alt text that will get your content found when needed.<\/li><li><b>Translation ready:<\/b> When a non-English speaker sees your image, it can be a challenge to get any text that is in your image translated. Alt text is automatically translated in most situations.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Clarify: <\/b>Your image may seem perfect to you, while being confusing or difficult to understand to others. Use alt text as a way to summarize the key information a reader needs to understand.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf8266f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf8266f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5499e0f\" data-id=\"5499e0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb89002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb89002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Alt Tags<\/h4><p>Images, tables, and other visual multimedia can create major barriers to understanding when they are not accessible to all people. This is why they <strong>must<\/strong> have text alternatives (alt tags or clear captions) that describe the information represented in the image.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The appropriate way to include this necessary description of your images depends upon on the usage, context, and content of an image. Most tools allow for including descriptive text in an &#8220;alt text&#8221; field with any image. If this is not possible, you can include the descriptive text near the image as a caption or linked in a separate appendix.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148db15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"148db15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pJKOsX82r9I\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Alternative Text (5:08)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb9bdf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb9bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Tips &amp; considerations when writing alt text<\/h4><p>Imagine that you\u2019re reading the web page aloud over the phone to someone who needs to understand the page. This should help you decide what (if any) information or function the images have.<\/p><ul><li>Aim to put the most important information at the beginning.<\/li><li>If the image has no informative value, it\u2019s probably safe to treat them as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/images\/decorative\/\">decorative<\/a>.<\/li><li>The alt\u00a0text should be the most concise description possible of the image\u2019s <strong>purpose<\/strong>. Keep them under 140 characters. If that is not enough, it would be better to use one of the long description methods discussed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/images\/complex\/\">complex images<\/a>.<\/li><li>Describe the information the image is conveying, not just the objects in the image. &#8220;A British Airways passenger jet lands at Heathrow Airport.&#8221; is better than &#8220;Airplane landing.&#8221;<\/li><li>Use proper grammar conventions. Punctuation is important to screen reader software.<\/li><li>There is no need to include words like \u201cimage\u201d, \u201cicon\u201d, or \u201cpicture\u201d in the alt text unless the type of image is important to understanding the content. (&#8220;Screenshot&#8221;, &#8220;oil painting&#8221;, etc..)<\/li><li>Be careful not to insert bias when writing alt text. \u201cA woman in a pink hat.\u201d is more appropriate than \u201cA beautiful woman in an ugly hat.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47f78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f47f78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Examples of &#8220;alt tag&#8221; advice by image type:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><i>(click to expand)<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c441a77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c441a77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c673b6\" data-id=\"3c673b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac68310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ac68310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Informative Images<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p>Photos or illustrations\u00a0that represent concepts, deliver information, or exist in direct support of the topic should have alt text conveying the information that was intended to be evident in the image. This may include &#8220;unspoken&#8221; information you intended the reader to understand, such as emotion or analogy.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/john-matzen-at-southwest-photo-2-m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,412\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 90D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1644429531&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Informative Image 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M-300x206.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41933\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Alt-text: An adult and converse in a classroom with laptops.\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/John-Matzen-at-Southwest-photo-2-M.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>If context matters because the page is about a person in the picture, or the school, you might use a fully descriptive text alternative.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Longer Alt-text:<\/strong>\u00a0Image of a classroom setting at Lincoln Southwest High School. In the foreground a student wearing a blue hoodie is focused on a laptop. The school Principal is seated beside them, engaged in friendly conversation. Several other students are visible in the background, sitting at desks with laptops. The brightly lit classroom has a neutral color scheme with beige walls and light-colored furniture.<\/li><\/ul><p>If context does not matter because the page is about applying for a job with LPS, or students using computers, you might use a shorter text alternative.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Shorter Alt-text:<\/strong> An adult and a student converse in a classroom with laptops.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\"><p><strong>Alt tags for charts, graphs and diagrams<\/strong><\/p><p>Complex images that contain substantial information require a two-part text alternative.<\/p><ol><li>The first part is the short description to identify the image. This is included in the image Alt Text field.<\/li><li>The second part is the long description, a textual representation of the essential information conveyed by the image. This text is shared adjacent to the graphic in the document\/page, or can be in a separate location that is connected via a link.<\/li><\/ol><p>Consider the example shown here:<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/chart-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chart image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41939 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Chart-image.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Alt-text:<\/strong> Organizational chart showing the divisions, departments and roles of Lincoln Public Schools.<\/p><p><strong>Long description appearing in the document\/page or linked elsewhere:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>This organizational chart for Lincoln Public Schools was approved on June 13, 2023. It begins with the LPS Board of Education, whom the Superintendent reports to. Many divisions, departments and roles are listed as reporting to the Superintendent, including:<\/p><ul><li>Associate Superintendent for Human Resources<ul><li><em>Benefits, Classified Professional Development, Employee Relations, Personnel, Recruiting, Risk Management and Substitute Services<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Associate Superintendent for Teaching &amp; Learning<ul><li><em>Continuous Improvement and Professional learning, Curriculum, Instruction &amp; Assessment, Elementary Education, Focus Programs, Library Services, Secondary Education<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Associate Superintendent for Educational Services<ul><li><em>Early Childhood, Federal Programs\u00a0 &amp; Grants, Health Services, Security, Special Education, Student Services<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Associate Superintendent for Business Affairs<ul><li><em>Accounting &amp; Payroll, Audit, Budget &amp; Finance, Nutrition Services, Operations &amp; Custodial, Purchasing, Distribution, Print Center, Mail, Transportation<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Associate Superintendent for Civic Engagement<ul><li><em>Athletics &amp; Student Activities, CLC, Governmental Relations, SJDLC Principal, TeamMates, Wellness<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Executive Director of Communications<\/li><li>Chief Technology Officer<\/li><li>Executive Director of Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/li><li>The ESU 18 Administrator also reports to the Board of Education.<\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote><p>For more information and ideas on how to handle alt text for complex images, try these resources:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/images\/complex\/\">Alt Text for Complex Images<\/a> (W3c)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/images\/examples\/2014-first-qtr\/\">Long Description Example<\/a> (W3C)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/nightingale\/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81\">Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization<\/a> (Amy Cesal)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Images of Text<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\"><p>Whenever possible, avoid using an image of text instead of actual text. However, when images of text are used the alt text field should contain the same words as are shown in the image. Common examples include company logos.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/image-of-text\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1005,762\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image of Text\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text-300x227.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41936\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/Image-of-Text.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Alt-text:<\/strong> Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education, 5905 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510. A statement reads: &#8220;The Lincoln Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, genetic information, citizenship status or economic status in its programs, activities and employment.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"panel\"><p><strong>IMPORTANT! Do NOT include images in your email signature.<\/strong><\/p><p>There is not a way to include alt text with images used in Gmail signatures. For this (and other reasons,) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>images should not be used in your email signature<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"far fa-image\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Decorative Images<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\"><p>When the only purpose of an image is to add a visual decoration to the page for sighted readers, leave the alt tag field empty (blank) so that screen reader software treats it as non-important.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/09\/np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/09\/np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/09\/np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41345 \" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/09\/np_cleaning-cloth_4883263_919191.png\" alt=\"Small image of a hand using a cleaning cloth. Used as an example of an image that is decorative only.\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Alt-text:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>-blank-<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9295f51\" data-id=\"9295f51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a4d17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2a4d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How to add alt text to an image<\/h4><p>Most tools commonly used in LPS allow for the inclusion of alt text with an image. Learn how to do this in:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/6199477?hl=en\">Google Workspace tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/help\/using-alt-text\/\">Canva<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.adobe.com\/t5\/adobe-express-discussions\/alt-text\/td-p\/13650651\">Adobe Express<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.adobe.com\/2024\/02\/how-to-add-alt-text-in-adobe-acrobat-a-step-by-step-guide\/\">Adobe Acrobat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/handbook\/content\/alternative-text-for-images\/\">WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb5c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cb5c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d0e1a elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"52d0e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Generate alt text faster<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">There are tools that use AI to scan an image and generate potential alt text. <a href=\"https:\/\/asuo-ai-labs.streamlit.app\/Image_Accessibility\"><b>Arizona State University<\/b><\/a> offers a good example. These sites are very helpful for speeding up the process, but please be aware of a few things:\n<ol>\n \t<li>Never upload images that contain protected data.<\/li>\n \t<li>The alt text they provide should be considered a helpful jump start, but you are responsible for editing as appropriate.<\/li>\n \t<li>Remember that you will have better context for any emotion or details that may need to be included to provide context to the reader. (Emotion, setting, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>More to consider: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/should-ai-write-your-alt-text-9a4495585aa2\">Should AI write my alt text?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb0c3ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb0c3ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93cbfcf\" data-id=\"93cbfcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d397ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d397ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4defc1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4defc1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"video\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ef2a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0813ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0813ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ADA conformance requires that videos offer a synchronized text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content. These are presented as captions or subtitles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82af1a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82af1a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f8fe4\" data-id=\"47f8fe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e935119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e935119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;\">People with low or no vision&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<\/h4><p>will need a text alternative or a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG22\/Techniques\/general\/G78.html\">descriptive audio track<\/a>\u00a0with the video to deliver the equivalent information.<\/p><ul><li>Transcripts help deaf\/blind users with Braille devices to follow along with the content.\u00a0<\/li><li>Audio descriptions can be embedded with the primary video, or in another audio track (MP3 download,) or provided via an alternate version of the video that includes audio descriptions.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Audio descriptions are unnecessary if<\/b> the video&#8217;s audio narration or dialogue already presents the necessary visual content. For example, if the video displays text, the text should be read aloud. Instead of, &#8220;Click here and then here,&#8221; the narrator should describe what is being clicked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c703355\" data-id=\"c703355\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1318a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a1318a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>People who are deaf or hard of hearing&#8230;<\/b>\u00a0<\/h4><p>will need a text alternative to the video. In most cases this is delivered via \u201cclosed captions.&#8221;<\/p><p>A caption transcript gives the reader a full picture of your video content. It captures dialogue, identifies speakers, communicates any data that is on screen, and describes relevant audio cues such as music or sound effects that are core to the story.<\/p><p><b>These transcripts benefit ALL sighted viewers,<\/b> and are appreciated by people in many viewing situations, regardless of how well they hear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626f270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626f270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Vocabulary<\/h4><ul><li><b>Captions<\/b> are a textual representation of the audio, presented in the same language as the spoken content.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;\">Closed Captions:<\/span>\u00a0Captions that are synchronized with the video. Users need to enable these captions in their video player.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Subtitles<\/b> are captions that are translated into another language.<\/li><li><b>Open Captions:<\/b>\u00a0Captions that appear as part of the video. All users see the text without needing to enable it. Sometimes called &#8220;burned in.&#8221;<\/li><li><b>Audio Descriptions:<\/b>\u00a0Oral narrations interjecting with video dialogue in order to describe visual elements important to the user.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Transcripts:<\/b> Text version of the audio and non-speech information, presented outside of the video or as a separate file.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2faf18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e2faf18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dQSKbbsQ1Q4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: Video Captioning (5:11)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e22ac62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e22ac62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59419fb\" data-id=\"59419fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943f537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943f537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Automatic Captions in LPS tools<\/h4><ul><li><strong>MyVideoSpot<\/strong><ul><li>Videos imported from YouTube that already have captions should keep them in MyVideoSpot.<\/li><li>Videos added to MyVideoSpot after 4\/11\/2025 should be captioned automatically, but they may take a few hours to appear.<\/li><li>Videos added to MyVideoSpot by staff members before 4\/11\/2025 will be captioned by the end of summer 2025.<\/li><li>You may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myvideospot.com\/knowledge-base\/cc\/editing-closed-caption-files\/\">edit your automatically captioned file in MyVideoSpot.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>WeVideo<\/strong> &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/support.wevideo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/10881236761755-Can-I-generate-subtitles-in-WeVideo\">&#8220;Subtitle Generator&#8221; in WeVideo<\/a> creates content with text subtitles.<\/li><li><b>Canva<\/b> &#8211; Text captions can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/help\/generate-edit-captions-on-videos\/\">generated for videos in Canva<\/a> if they contain speech.<\/li><li><b>Adobe Express<\/b> offers a utility for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/feature\/video\/add-caption\">adding text captions to Adobe Express videos<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6726643 elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6726643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2016\/04\/10\/classroom-audio-enhancement\/np_alert_5540947_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_alert_5540947_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39338\" alt=\"Alert triangle containing an exclamation mark\" data-attachment-id=\"39338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/2016\/04\/10\/classroom-audio-enhancement\/np_alert_5540947_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_alert_5540947_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2016\/04\/np_alert_5540947_000000.png\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Manually review captions before publishing<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>Recent technology advances have made auto-captioning tools VERY good. However, they still make mistakes that dramatically effect meaning. <b>A human needs to review any computer generated captions for accuracy before publishing.<\/b>\n<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd1086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd1086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Live Captions in Google Chrome<\/h4><p>If your audience is using the Google Chrome web browser, the ability to access closed captioning (&#8220;live captions&#8221;) is provided at all times, even if the video doesn\u2019t already have captions. This might be the best option for LPS students, ensuring that captions play over all multimedia content.<\/p><p>LPS Staff may access this resource describing the process of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Cvqu-2O2QwxrScyRK08f4xd2vWCSljs7pb-6YanSjQQ\/edit?usp=sharing\">enabling and customizing Live Captions in Chrome<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on a MacBook or Chromebook.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f01ae04\" data-id=\"f01ae04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2f51c elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5b2f51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-41897\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"41897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_good-idea_6659126_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2024\/10\/np_good-idea_6659126_000000.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Captimization Help<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>There is art and science to providing appropriate text  alternatives to videos. These resources offer helpful lenses into the topic:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/media\/av\/\">Making Audio and Video Media Accessible<\/a> (W3C)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/media\/av\/transcribing\/\">Transcribing Audio to Text<\/a> (W3C)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/create\/captions-transcripts\/\">Create Accessible Captions and Transcripts\n<\/a> (GSA.gov)<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/meryl.net\/captioned-videos-complete-guide\/\">The Complete Guide to Captioned Videos<\/a> (Meryl Evans)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/captions\/\">Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions<\/a> (WebAIM)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/9mq07kl8mrkqvldw9ykb7\/Captions-and-Subtitles-Formatting.pdf?rlkey=djxdh9ayj5kcxod797vv2h76j&amp;e=1&amp;dl=0\">Closed Caption - a cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97b9362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97b9362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b32ab\" data-id=\"15b32ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d861be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d861be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-998b3bc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"998b3bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf1a0e0\" data-id=\"bf1a0e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10cea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f10cea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c7a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"94c7a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"check\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3658b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3658b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Verifying Accessibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78b89f9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78b89f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd529\" data-id=\"5dbd529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461f50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461f50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Manual Testing<\/h4>\n<p>You should always start by doing manual accessibility testing of your content, even if you use a digital checker tool as a follow-up.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is helpful\u00a0<strong>alt text<\/strong>\u00a0provided for images?<\/li>\n<li>Do videos have\u00a0<strong>captions<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>Are proper text <strong>headings<\/strong> in use?<\/li>\n<li>Is text presented in <strong>logical order<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>Does <strong>link text<\/strong> make sense?<\/li>\n<li>Do <strong>colors<\/strong> have enough contrast?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f44a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f44a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9aoofsNCKig\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIDEO: The Importance of Manual Testing for Digital Accessibility (5:10)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38290ac\" data-id=\"38290ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61efbdd elementor-position-left elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"61efbdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/title-ii-content-review\/np_information_3629725_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_information_3629725_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-43859\" alt=\"Additional information\" data-attachment-id=\"43859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/title-ii-content-review\/np_information_3629725_000000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"np_information_3629725_000000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/01\/np_information_3629725_000000.png\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Purchasing content?<\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><p>If you are in a position where you are evaluating content (apps, materials) created by a vendor, there are more complex considerations prior to a purchase. <a href=\"https:\/\/aem.cast.org\/acquire\/vetting-accessibility\">The National Center for Accessible Educational Materials suggests these guidelines<\/a> when making sure that all people can use the materials.\u00a0<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e604c9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e604c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d58132\" data-id=\"3d58132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea2ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Grackle &#8211; a Google Workspace Accessibility Checker<\/h4>\n<p>Web page accessibility checkers cannot see the contents of your Google Workspace files (Docs, Slides, and Sheets.) That requires a Google Workspace Add-On called <strong>Grackle Workspace<\/strong>. LPS has licensed Grackle for the class.lps.org domain and it has been installed as an add-on for each LPS staff member within Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. This resource offers <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mygJ7WYgCTdhkQhjBa20yy6w1HmGZzcZHT9oPSMYRZU\/edit?usp=sharing\">instructions for enabling Grackle in each tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Grackle will identify many of the common accessibility issues you need to address in your documents. Potential issues are labeled Pass (\u2713), Fail (X), or Warning (\u2713+!). You need to fix anything listed as <strong>FAIL<\/strong>. \u201cWarnings\u201d should be considered and resolved if possible.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GhYK-4cd9sc?si=9kd1TAWXDXq_UQCa\">This 20 minute video offers a great example of how Grackle works.<\/a> You may also enter help tickets with LPS for support.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Grackle cannot determine all potential accessibility issues in your documents. For example, it cannot see or know if you have used good link text, appropriately named your headings, or if you have included alt tags in POSITIONED images. (It&#8217;s a bug.) A manual review will always be needed, even if you are using Grackle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c4cdaf\" data-id=\"5c4cdaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78399a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78399a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/grackle-logo-white\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White.png\" data-orig-size=\"354,353\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grackle Logo White\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-44462\" alt=\"Grackle logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"44462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/digital-accessibility\/grackle-logo-white\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White.png\" data-orig-size=\"354,353\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grackle Logo White\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/03\/Grackle-Logo-White.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a09c6b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a09c6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59ebeb9\" data-id=\"59ebeb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015afa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"015afa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Web Page Accessibility Checkers<\/h4><p>If you are actually authoring a <b>web page<\/b>, there are many different &#8220;checker&#8221; tools that can help evaluate it for accessibility.\u00a0<\/p><p>Two things to know before using a web checker:<\/p><ol><li>Using a web page checker on your content is likely to provide a lot more detailed evaluation than needed for your purposes. Many of the errors reported will not be relevant to you as a content creator because they are things you cannot change (page template, menus, footers, etc.) Fix the problems you can fix; the words, pictures, and multimedia content.<\/li><li>Accessibility checking tools only evaluate programmatic constructions of a web page. No tool can act as a substitute for the experience of a person navigating your content with screen reader tools or leveraging the assistive features of a computer. Any checker tool should be used in conjunction with a manual review.<\/li><\/ol><h5>WAVE<\/h5><p>WAVE is a well respected accessibility evaluation tool developed by Utah State University. It provides visual feedback about the accessibility of a web page and educates about accessibility issues. It is available in two different formats:<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/wave-evaluation-tool\/jbbplnpkjmmeebjpijfedlgcdilocofh\">WAVE Chrome Extension<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wave.webaim.org\/\">WAVE Web app<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>This resource offers advice for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pope.tech\/2024\/04\/01\/a-complete-guide-for-content-creators-to-start-making-accessible-content\/#:~:text=creation%20process%20example-,Check%20your%20content%20with%20WAVE%20(a%20free%20accessibility%20tool),-What%20the%20WAVE\">using WAVE to evaluate your content<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3175bc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3175bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afe689f\" data-id=\"afe689f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6246f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6246f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Tool Specific Resources<\/h4>\nThe following tools are commonly used and supported in Lincoln Public Schools.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84fe020 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84fe020\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83c0558\" data-id=\"83c0558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330a386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"330a386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/google-workspace-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Google-Workspace-Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23865\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2021\/07\/Google-Workspace-Logo.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/p><h5>Google Workspaces<\/h5><p>Google provides <b><a href=\"https:\/\/about.google\/intl\/ALL_us\/belonging\/accessibility-conformance-reports\/\">accessibility conformance reports<\/a><\/b> for their products, based upon the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itic.org\/policy\/accessibility\/vpat\">VPAT<\/a>\u00a0framework.<\/p><p>You can assume that Google tools are compliant, but your content may or may not be. Refer to these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/docs\/answer\/6199477?hl=en\"><b>tips for making your Google Workspace content more readable for everyone<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb2f93\" data-id=\"2fb2f93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a22f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a22f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/microsoft-office-2022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/Microsoft-Office-2022.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,165\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Microsoft Office 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/Microsoft-Office-2022.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/Microsoft-Office-2022.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44699\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/Microsoft-Office-2022-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"85\" height=\"94\" \/><\/p><h5>MS Office<\/h5><p>MS Office tools have an Accessibility Checker built-in. This resource explains how to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/improve-accessibility-with-the-accessibility-checker-a16f6de0-2f39-4a2b-8bd8-5ad801426c7f#bkmk_use\">check Word, PowerPoint and Excel for accessibility issues<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9d2851\" data-id=\"f9d2851\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7579cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7579cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/?attachment_id=5874\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wordpress-logo-notext-rgb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5874\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"85\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2013\/08\/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/p><h5>WordPress<\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/handbook\/which-questions-should-you-ask\/\">WordPress is committed to ensuring that the code used to create their web tools is accessible<\/a>. However, the content we create in WordPress may not be.\u00a0 Start with a manual review of your content. Beyond that, you may find the <a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/wave-evaluation-tool\/jbbplnpkjmmeebjpijfedlgcdilocofh\">WAVE accessibility checker<\/a> is also helpful at identifying barriers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12f8f2f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12f8f2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6972fcc\" data-id=\"6972fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b097b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b097b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/pdf-file-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"833,1025\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PDF file icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon-244x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44702 \" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon-244x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon-768x945.png 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2025\/04\/PDF-file-icon.png 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p><h5>PDFs (Acrobat)<\/h5><p>PDFs are held to (basically) the same accessibility standards as any other content, and they should be reviewed for the same criteria.<\/p><p>One key difference to consider is text selectability. This is assumed on web pages, but might not be the case in older PDFs that are simply an image of text.<\/p><p>You can <b><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html\">use a checker found in Acrobat and Acrobat Pro to begin evaluation<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for common issues, but like web pages a manual check will be required.<\/p><p>If your PDF is not compliant, you may need to recreate it from source materials, or manually create a new original.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73276f7\" data-id=\"73276f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754c3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"754c3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/canva-icon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2023\/12\/canva-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"508,509\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"canva-icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2023\/12\/canva-icon-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2023\/12\/canva-icon.png\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-37337\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/cs\/files\/2023\/12\/canva-icon-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p><h5>Canva<\/h5><p>Canva has a built-in accessibility checker that can evaluate content you may have created there. Launch that checker within Canva by opening your file and visiting:<\/p><ul><li>File Menu &gt; Accessibility &gt; Check design accessibility<\/li><\/ul><p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGJ0EHORMo\/pezGJ2viY9QY68fioG2IwA\/view?utm_content=DAGJ0EHORMo&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_source=editor#1\"><b>accessible design within Cava<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02245e0\" data-id=\"02245e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8313937 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8313937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-866fa08\" data-id=\"866fa08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba1ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ba1ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092eb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"092eb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"resources\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6dff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a6dff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a415f0f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a415f0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deb9790\" data-id=\"deb9790\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723dd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"723dd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about designing for digital accessibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2756f6b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2756f6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfb623\" data-id=\"6dfb623\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e2359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82e2359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Google\u2019s Product Accessibility<\/h4><p>LPS primarily uses Google Workspace as our productivity suite. We are proud to partner with a company that commits themselves to accessibility through comprehensive testing,\u00a0 research and design. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/about.google\/intl\/ALL_us\/belonging\/disability-inclusion\/product-accessibility\/\"><b>Google\u2019s tool accessibility<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82f624d\" data-id=\"82f624d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48c594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a48c594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>National Center on Accessible Educational Materials<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aem.cast.org\/\">NCAEM<\/a> provides technical assistance and resources around accessible educational materials and technologies for learners. Start your investigation with their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aem.cast.org\/create\/designing-accessibility-pour\"><b>Designing for Accessibility<\/b><\/a> series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-544748e\" data-id=\"544748e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b699f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09b699f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Dive into the Details<\/h4><p>The Department of Justice has regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/resources\/2024-03-08-web-rule\/\"><b>specific requirements<\/b><\/a> that all digital text, images, and videos used by public schools must meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG22\/quickref\/?versions=2.1\"><b>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level AA.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-922c3df elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"922c3df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ff7bd\" data-id=\"36ff7bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba78eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba78eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e81d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80e81d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LPS Contacts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0bfa89 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0bfa89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edc3dd5\" data-id=\"edc3dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1994a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1994a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ed Tech Analysts<\/h4><p>The Computing Services Educational Technology Analyst team is heavily invested in advising and supporting staff towards the creation of more accessible digital content. Feel free to reach out to them (via a Help Ticket) with any questions you may have!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b95d\" data-id=\"5c8b95d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0219abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0219abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Communications<\/h4>\n<p>LPS web content is managed through the Communications team. Questions about the accessibility of any public facing web page may be directed to them.<\/p>\n<p>The Communications team are also involved with most video broadcasts in LPS. If you need assistance with making LIVE video feeds (or the resulting recordings) accessible to the public, they have experience in this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6377bef\" data-id=\"6377bef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d558448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d558448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Special Education Teams<\/h4><p>The LPS <b>Vision<\/b>, <b>Deaf &amp; Hard of Hearing<\/b>, and <b>Assistive Technology<\/b> teams work closely with teachers and families to deliver services tailored to a student&#8217;s unique areas of need. Any technology or accessibility tools and strategies included in these plans are coordinated between building and district level teams. If you have questions about this, begin by talking to the\u00a0Special Education Coordinator in your building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02e76bf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02e76bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8a89e\" data-id=\"3b8a89e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ea040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0ea040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Conformance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c866151 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c866151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddef55d\" data-id=\"ddef55d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe78e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe78e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Web Content<\/h4><p>LPS continually reviews and seeks to improves the accessibility of its websites and content to all persons. Despite ongoing efforts, there may be some content that may not yet be fully compliant with the strictest accessibility standards. Any person who experiences difficulty should promptly contact LPS to report the issue.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/accessibility-statement\/\">Accessibility Statement for Lincoln Public Schools<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08905d8\" data-id=\"08905d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d2c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d2c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Students<\/h4><p>Questions about accommodations or access, or concerns involving discrimination should be addressed to:<\/p><p><b>Ryan Zabawa<\/b><br \/><i>Director of Student Services<i><br \/>(402) 436-1651<\/i><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3b9819\" data-id=\"e3b9819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4f129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c4f129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Employees<\/h4><p>Questions about accommodations or access, or concerns involving discrimination should be addressed to:<\/p><p><b>Caroline Knuth<br \/><\/b><i>ADA Coordinator<br \/><\/i>(402) 436-1579<br \/>WEB: <a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/hr\/ada-policy-and-process\/\">ADA Processes for LPS Staff<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Accessibility Millions of individuals in the United States live with conditions that affect how they read and engage with digital content, requiring the use of accessibility tools. These individuals must have access to all the digital information provided by our school district. 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