QUICK CHECK:

• Did you use Heading styles for section headings?
• Do images have appropriate captions or alternative text descriptions?
• Is text on hyperlinks meaningful and unique (ie not a file name, raw url or "Click here")?
• Have lists and layouts (eg indents) been created using the editor tools (not the spacebar or asterisks)?
• Did you only use tables for tabular data (ie not use them for visual layout purposes)?
• If used, have tables been laid out as simply as possible (not using merged or split cells)?
• Have colour contrasts been chosen to be clear to a wide range of users?
• Can you navigate round any links or interactions on the resource using only the Tab key and key strokes instead of a mouse?

AUTOMATED CHECK:
NB: automated checks underestimate issues so use with caution. Use a browser plugin such as SiteImprove, WAVE, Nibbler or use the built in auditing tools under the Developer section of Chrome.

QUICK CHECK:

• Did you use Heading styles for section headings?
• Do images have appropriate captions or alternative text descriptions?
• Is text on hyperlinks meaningful and unique (ie not a file name, raw url or "Click here")?
• Have lists and layouts (eg indents) been created using the editor tools (not the spacebar or asterisks)?
• Did you only use tables for tabular data (ie not use them for visual layout purposes)?
• If used, have tables been laid out as simply as possible (not using merged or split cells)?
• Have colour contrasts been chosen to be clear to a wide range of users?
• If you select the Navigation pane view, do all the headings and subheadings nest appropriately?
• If you select Web page view does the text reflow to fit the page when you magnify it?

AUTOMATED CHECK:
NB: automated checks underestimate issues so use with caution. Use the built in accessibility checker in Office 2016 / Office 365.

QUICK CHECK:

• Did you use Heading styles for section headings?
• Do images have appropriate captions or alternative text descriptions?
• Is text on hyperlinks meaningful and unique (ie not a file name, raw url or "Click here")?
• Have lists and layouts (eg indents) been created using the editor tools (not the spacebar or asterisks)?
• Did you only use tables for tabular data (ie not use them for visual layout purposes)?
• If used, have tables been laid out as simply as possible (not using merged or split cells)?
• Have colour contrasts been chosen to be clear to a wide range of users?
• If you select the Bookmark pane, can you see all the headings and subheadings nested appropriately?
• If you select VIew > Zoom > Reflow, does the text reflow to fit the page when you magnify it. Does any text get lost at the page break?

AUTOMATED CHECK:
NB: automated checks underestimate issues so use with caution. Use the freely downloadable PAC3 PDF checker.

QUICK CHECK:

• Does every slide have a unique slide title?
• Are all significant visual elements described in text (eg in the notes field or Alt text) for those who can't see them or make sense of them?
• Do all slides have unique titles?
• Have colour contrasts been chosen to work with a wide range of users?
• Is text on hyperlinks meaningful and unique (ie not a file name, raw url or "Click here")?
• Have lists and layouts (eg indents) been created using the editor tools (not the spacebar or asterisks)?
• Did you only use tables for tabular data (ie not use them for visual layout purposes)?
• If used, have tables been laid out as simply as possible (not using merged or split cells)?

AUTOMATED CHECK:
NB: automated checks underestimate issues so use with caution. Use the built in accessibility checker in Office 2016 / Office 365.

QUICK CHECK:

• Can the media player be operated without a mouse by tabbing to the Play/Pause/Rewind etc buttons?
• Is there a transcript of any audio or video clip?
• Are videos captioned - if so, how accurate are the captions (autocaptioning can introduce errors)?
• Is there a summary of the key teaching points for people who can't see video or hear audio?
• Is there an alternative format (eg handout/book chapter) you can signpost?

AUTOMATED CHECK:
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