Get familiar with the Microsoft Accessibility Checker [official guide].
Use it as a guide when designing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files.

• Distribute your slide deck ahead of time.
• Choose built-in slide layouts. Text boxes you add to layouts will not appear in Outline View.
• Use the Slide Master to modify slide layouts.
• Add alt text to all graphics.
• Use captions for complex graphics.
• Give each slide a unique title even if it’s a continuation of the previous slide.
• Make sure embedded videos include closed or open captions. Use .VTT format in PowerPoint.
• Use the Reading Order panel by arranging objects from bottom to top.
• Ensure links are descriptive.
• Use 24pt-28pt minimum text formatting.
• Include table headers.
• Use the 7x7 rule: no more than seven bullets or seven lines of text per slide, and no more than seven words per line.

PowerPoint Resources

• Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility Essentials, recorded workshop [video]
• Make your PowerPoint Presentations Accessible [official guide]
• PowerPoint Accessibility [article]