Adobe InDesign Best Practices for Accessibility

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Class Description:

Looking to build a content creation culture that ensures accessibility comes first? To do so, you will need to incorporate accessibility into your source file documents.

Adobe InDesign is a powerful creative program containing a wide variety of layout and design tools. It can take years to become a master at using them all. Designed for beginner and intermediate users, this class focuses on the core accessibility features and tools within InDesign to help you create more accessible content.

Learn time-saving secrets, bring the software’s native accessibility features to the forefront, and overcome last-minute changes that typically derail document accessibility efforts. As a bonus, receive Chax’s custom InDesign Accessibility plugins for analyzing color contrast, plus importing and exporting hundreds of alt text entries in just a few clicks!

Accessibility Topics Covered:

• Creating accessible document structure and templates
• Leveraging accessible styles, fonts, and font sizes
• Picking a palette that passes color contrast rules
• Adding alt text to images, charts, and graphs
• Working with TOC, bullet points, and Article Panel
• Creating and using accessible tables
• Avoid inaccessible design pitfalls
• Exporting to accessible PDFs

Handouts:

• Accessibility for InDesign and Acrobat Checklist
• Tips for Writing More Accessibly

BONUS Plugins ($450 value):

• InDesign Color Contrast Validator ($150 value)
• Alt text Automator InDesign plugin ($150 value)
• Alt text Extractor InDesign plugin ($150 value)

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