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Guidelines for Designing an
Accessible PowerPoint Presentation
Bonnie Robinson, Research Associate
October 1, 2010
Why worry about this?
• Best Practice
• Reach the largest audience possible
• Meet ADA Section 508 guidelines
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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]
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