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Here&#8217;s a list of easy to utilise hints and tips that will help improve the accessibility of your presentations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Font<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sans Serif fonts should be used for text and headings.\u00a0 Below are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arial<\/li>\n<li>Verdana<\/li>\n<li>Tahoma<\/li>\n<li>Century Gothic<\/li>\n<li>Calibri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Font Size<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Headings 32 points or larger<\/li>\n<li>Subheadings 30 points or larger<\/li>\n<li>Text 24 &#8211; 28 points or larger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To Enhance Text<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bold text<\/li>\n<li>Underline<\/li>\n<li>Quotations<\/li>\n<li>Sufficient white space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Backgrounds &amp; Text<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every slide should have a unique title<\/li>\n<li>Slide Layout should be simple \u2013 minimise bullets, try not to use columns<\/li>\n<li>Use simple table structure \u2013 specify column header, don\u2019t contain merged\/split cells, nested tables<\/li>\n<li>Use high contrast colour schemes<\/li>\n<li>Keep it simple, preferably one colour or two colour gradients:\n<ul>\n<li>white and pastel<\/li>\n<li>two pastel colours which are adjacent on the colour wheel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Avoid grey background or grey text<\/li>\n<li>Avoid shadowed text<\/li>\n<li>Avoid blue backgrounds<\/li>\n<li>Use built-in slide designs for inclusive reading order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animations &amp; Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Images, tables, graphs and data visualisations are not accessible with screen readers. Add an alternative text to each visual<\/li>\n<li>Avoid excess animation, flashing images, strobing or rapidly moving images<\/li>\n<li>Limit animations &#8211; preferably no animations or transitions as screen readers do not read these<\/li>\n<li>Avoid low contrast and grey scale graphics<\/li>\n<li>If adding a narrated voice to each slide, turn off automatic transitioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other General Accessibility Best Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a PDF format is required for students, save the PPT to an accessible PDF<\/li>\n<li>Create PowerPoint in outline view. 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