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Making Slideshare Accessible - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
There will be people who won’t be able to access a powerpoint or open office presentation because:
- They are blind
- They have a text only browser
- They are using a keyboard only
Slideshare is a presentation sharing website where users can upload, view and share presentations. Presentations can be tagged and commented. It is also possible to embed presentations into a web site or download the presentation. Presentations can be shared publicly or privately.
Slideshare uses a combination of technologies which make it inaccessible; however there is an accessible version of Slideshare that can be used instead. Slideshare can be made accessible by:
- Providing an alternative of the presentation in HTML, text or Word; and
- Providing a link to Easy Slideshare (accessible Slideshare)
Relationship to WCAG1 checkpoints:
Checkpoint 1.1 requires that a text equivalent is provided for every non-text element (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). This includes: applets and programmatic objects, sounds (played with or without user interaction), stand-alone audio files, audio tracks of video, and video.
Checkpoint 6.3 requires that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects are turned off or not supported. If this is not possible, provide equivalent information on an alternative accessible page
Can Slideshare presentations be embedded in a site?
Slideshare presentations can be embedded into a web site, as the content is ignored by the keyboard and screen readers. However an alternative must always be provided, both via Easy Slideshare and an HTML, text or Word version.
Creating accessible Slideshare presentations
Provide a link to Easy Slideshare
A link should be provided to both the Slideshare presentation and a link to an accessible version of the Slideshare presentation by preceding the Slideshare URL with “http://icant.co.uk/easy-slideshare/?slides=”
Therefore a slideshare presentation with the following URL:
http://www.slideshare.net/cheilmann/purple-hack-fodder
Would have an Easy Slideshare URL of:
http://icant.co.uk/easy-slideshare/?slides=http://www.slideshare.net/cheilmann/purple-hack-fodder
Providing a transcript of the Slideshare presentation in text or HTML
It is important to provide a transcript of the presentation.
- Include an transcript (HTML, text or Word) to all videos
Creating HTML from a PowerPoint presentation
- Install the PowerPoint accessibility wizard .
- Make sure all content is available in the outline view (content not visible in the outline view will not be converted to HTML)
- Avoid graphics where possible (if you have to use graphics make sure you add a text description during the accessibility wizard)
- Once the wizard is installed select "Save as accessible web page" from under the "File" menu to create the HTML version.
Example 1: Embedded Slideshare
Victoria Online: Quality, Reliability and Trust is an embedded Slideshare presentation. It also includes an HTML version and a link to the Easy Slideshare version.
Further Information
Source: Accessibility Toolkit Version 3, September 2009. Section 5 - Making Slideshare Accessible.
Related Links
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in pdf format (2898kb)
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(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in word format (4990kb)
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(This document requires the use of Microsoft Word Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
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