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2. Document
Content: Title of the document, main language. 2.1 Title of the document The title is included in the metadata; it should be meaningful and easy to understand. Further information What does this mean? It is important to ensure that a document’s title is easy t...
3. Worksheet
Contents: Names, Order, Tables, Contents, Notes, Save, Heading/Instructions, Locking. 3.1 Names Worksheets should have meaningful and easily understandable names. These names should be distinct from those of other worksheets. Further information What does this...
Email correspondence
Content: Structure, Formalities, Appendices, Best Practices. In everyday university life, most communication takes place via email. To ensure that all recipients can access the information provided without difficulty, accessibility is crucial. The following se...
Sign language
Content: Sign language, German sign language, Sign language interpreter, Recommendations for you as a teacher. Sign languages are ‘visual-manual languages’ (Deutscher Gehörlosen-Bund e. V., 2020), characterised by both their own grammar and their own vocabular...
Making Office Hours Accessible
Content: Show awareness, Organising office hours, Points of contact. Students come to your office hours with a wide range of concerns. As well as needing clarification regarding examinations and academic performance, individual issues may also be a factor. The...
Respectful Collaboration
Content: Guidance on how to interact, Guidance for collaboration, Recommendations for you as teaching staff. At first glance, a guide on how to interact with students with impairment, chronic or mental illnesses might seem outdated – as if respectful interacti...
List of References
Email correspondence Abou-Zahra, S. (2024, 25. Juni). Cognitive and learning. W3C. Abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2025, von https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/abilities-barriers/cognitive/ Agentur Barrierefrei NRW. (o. D.). Barrierefreie E-Mails. Abgerufen am 30....
4. Tables
Content: Labels/Names, Header Row, Nested Tables, Complex Tables, Contrast, Empty Rows. 4.1 Labels/Names Tables are identified as such, have a unique name, and a meaningful label. Further information What does this mean? In Excel, identifying tables means high...
5. Cells
Content: Text Cells, Order, Arrangement. 5.1 Text Cells Text cells that contain only letters should contain only short text entries. These texts are left-aligned, unlike numbers. Further information What does this mean? In Excel, cells are formatted according ...
6. Text
Content: Font, Emphasis, Hyperlinks. 6.1 Font The font should be sans serif, for example Arial or Helvetica, and neither too bold nor too thin. Further information What does this mean? It is advisable to choose a sans-serif font that is neither too bold nor to...
7. Illustrations, Charts, and Text Boxes
Content: Chart Generation, Names, Alt Text, Description, Text Graphics, Contrast, Animated Graphics. 7.1 Chart Generation A chart is generated in Excel on the basis of a table of data. Further information What does this mean? Excel is a program designed for pr...
8. Export/Print
Content: Repeated Header Row, Page Breaks. 8.1 Repeated Header Row Tables that extend over more than one page have a header and footer on each page. These do not contain any relevant information. The table header row is repeated on every page (repeated header ...
Bibliography
Kuhlmann, J., Bergmann, S., Günter, J., & Stormer, C. (2025). Accessible Teaching Resource Pack. SHUFFLE – University Initiative for Digital Accessibility for All, Bielefeld University (Released under a CC BY 4.0 licence). Retrieved on 20 January 2026, from ht...
PDF (Checklist)
A PDF is not usually a format in which content is created, but rather one in which it is provided. Formatting and accessibility settings must therefore already be applied in the source document before export. This PDF checklist shows what you need to consider ...
Checklist
Content: Headings, lists, tables, tags, images, titles, text elements, accessibility check. The PDF you have created … … is not an image file. (If it is, convert it into a PDF using OCR technology. Please note: this involves a considerable amount of work. Idea...
Bibliography
Kuhlmann, J., Bergmann, S., Günter, J., & Stormer, C. (2025). Accessible Teaching Resource Pack. SHUFFLE – University Initiative for Digital Accessibility for All, Bielefeld University (Released under a CC BY 4.0 licence). Retrieved on 20 January 2026, from ht...
PowerPoint (Checklist and Implementation Guide)
Below you will find consolidated information on creating accessible PowerPoint presentations. In addition to the checklist, the implementation guide provides practical support for addressing individual checkpoints. In the implementation guide, each aspect is ...
Checklist
Content: General, Presentation, Slide, Text, Links, Headings, Graphics, Tables, Video and Audio. The links in the individual checkpoints lead directly to the corresponding information in the implementation guide. There you will find specific guidance on how to...