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Guidelines for Designing an Accessible PowerPoint Presentation
Bonnie Robinson, Research Associate
October 1, 2010
The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
Why worry about this?
• Best Practice
• Reach the largest audience possible
• Meet ADA Section 508 guidelines
The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
Proper Formatting
• Select a slide design from the templates.– Use one of the CCIDS templates
• The font & type information is already set. • Be cautious about going more than 3 levels deep
(this line is the third level)
• Use the appropriate layout for each slide.– Do not use text boxes!
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Selecting a Slide Design
• Choose template with high background/text contrast.
• Avoid “busy” backgrounds.
• Use Sans Serif fonts such as Arial, Tahoma and Verdana.
• Use a unique title for each slide.
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Unwise Slide Choices
• Use high contrast colors.
• Avoid red.
• Work within color families.
• Default colors are not always best.
• Excessive color change distracts from content.
• Maintain design consistency throughout.
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Guidelines for Bulleted Text
• Use 40 to 44 point fonts for titles.
• Use 28 to 38 point fonts for bullets.
• Keep bullets to 8 to 10 words.
• Use 5 or 6 lines of text per slide.
• Use punctuation at end of bullets.
• Avoid italics, use bold or “quotes.”
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Using Pictures and Graphics
• It is perfectly okay to use pictures and graphics in your PPT presentation.
• Provide a description of the picture or graphic:– Alternative text– Use of a hidden slide – Describe in notes
section.
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Handouts
• Two (2) slides per page.
• Notes pages as handouts.
• Outline view.
• Use good color contrast for paper/print.
• Ensure font size is at least 14 point.
The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
Thank you!For more information, please contact:
Bonnie Robinson, Research Associate
University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114
Orono, ME 04469-5717
207/581-1384 (V/TTY)
800/203-6957
e-mail: [email protected]
