Creating accessible Word documents

Modified on Thu, 12 May 2016 at 12:04 PM

This article is provided by Microsoft and it offers guidance on ways to create Microsoft Word documents to make them more accessible to users with disabilities. Because many files are often viewed electronically, governments and industries around the world are implementing policies that require electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities. For example, the amended Section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires Federal agencies to make all of their electronic and information technology accessible.


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