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Creating Accessible Presentations
We hope these sample slides will help you create accessible presentations so that all attendees can access your research and stories.
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• This template is a guide for creating accessible PowerPoint presentations.
• This template uses fonts, font sizes and color selections, and color contrasts to improve readability.
Overview
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• Font size of slide title fonts should be 44 pt. or greater. Text fonts should be 36 pt. or greater.
• Don’t try to cram too many slides into your presentation. Allow your audience time to read slides.
Font and Presentation Length
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• Place no more than 6 lines of text on a slide (excluding columns).
Text Formatting
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• Many people with disabilities use text-based screen reading software and computer devices.
• However, graphics cannot be read with screen readers and other text-based devices.
Importance of Slide Format
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• Replace graphics with text whenever possible.
• Include a text slide after each picture/graph slide that describes what is seen in the picture/graph.
Graphics
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• Provide text description of visuals in a multimedia presentation.
• Provide captioning of audio for hearing impaired persons.
• Ensure that sound is audible from all points in the room.
Multimedia
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• Slide transitions• Busy slide backgrounds• Chart filler patterns• Over-crowding text• Color schemes providing low contrast
• Charts without text descriptions
Avoid
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• Use contrasting colors• Use the slide title as the chart title.
• Font size for chart labels: 20 pt or greater.
• Favor clarity over quantity of content.
• Chart description slides.
Charts
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Presenter Names Here
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Bar Chart Example
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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
EastWestNorth
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• Reading left to right horizontally across columns:
• East = 24.4, 27.4, 90.0, 20.4• West = 30.6, 38.6, 34.6, 31.6• North = 45.9, 46.9, 45.0, 43.9
Text Description for Bar Graph Example
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Alternative Bar Chart Example
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East 20.4 27.4 90 20.4West 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6North 45.9 46.9 45 43.9
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr