PowerPoint Accessibility Walkthrough
From the Quick Access series
April 24, 2027 marks the federal deadline for digital accessibility under ADA Title II. At UC Davis, our commitment to accessibility will honor both the mandate and our Principles of Community as we remove barriers for all learners. Part of a series continuing from fall 2025, Quick Access this quarter will focus on improving accessibility in specific teaching and learning contexts. Find all the posts in this series by clicking the yellow Quick Access label at the end of the post.
For more on campus compliance with this law, see UC Davis Digital Accessibility Program Manager Brad Starkey-Owens’ conversation on digital accessibility with Dr. Andy Jones and check the campus Digital Accessibility site. Join the Digital Accessibility Program Manager for Digital Accessibility Q&A Wednesdays at 10:00 AM.
As faculty seek to assess and remediate the accessibility of various file types used in teaching, our colleague Miriam Markum, associate professor of teaching in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has provided a helpful resource. Dr. Markum has shared with us the process she uses to remediate the PowerPoint files that she regularly uses in her live classes. Follow along in this recording as Dr. Markum walks ATS instructional design consultant Margaret Merrill through her PowerPoint remediation process. See how she uses Microsoft’s built-in accessibility checker, and hear about some of her own tips and tricks. Many thanks to Dr. Markum for sharing this helpful walkthrough with us!
Link to the video [video.ucdavis.edu]