Microsoft Word is a commonly-used application among individuals with a variety of disabilities, and is reasonably accessible. The text within Word documents can be read by assistive technologies such as screen readers and Braille devices. However, in order for Word documents to be fully accessible, authors must follow the core principles outlined on the Our Requirements page.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the AISD Board President Geronimo Rodriguez, Superintendent Paul Cruz and Chief Officer of Business and Operations Nicole Conley, took part in a Facebook Live Q&A with the public. The topic was about the vision for our commitment to better learning environments and opportunities for all students, possibly through new programs, facilities, consolidations and building repurposing efforts. You can find the archived video on the Austin ISD Facebook page.
It is always best if possible to start with an accessible source document (e.g., in Microsoft Word) and export to an accessible PDF. This way, if the document is edited later, the document's accessibility features will still be intact and when the document is exported again to PDF the accessibility features will again be passed to the PDF.
However, if the original source document is not available, accessibility features can be added to the PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
Our Content Requirements
Web content and digital documents need to fulfill these requirements before they can be posted to the AISD website, presented in community meetings, or emailed to publicly to staff and constituents.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Video Summary: Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards
Understanding the Principles of Accessibility
Ensuring that everyone is able to perceive your content even if they access information in a non-typical way.
Users must be able to perceive the information being presented (it can't be invisible to all of their senses)
Allowing users to operate your application using a variety of methods and forms of technology
Users must be able to operate the interface (the interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform)
All your content should be understandable, clear and concise and you should allow users to explore it at their own pace
Users must be able to understand the information as well as the operation of the user interface (the content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding)
Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.
Users must be able to access the content as technologies advance (as technologies and user agents evolve, the content should remain accessible)
If any of these are not true, users with disabilities will not be able to use the Web or navigate through digital documents.
Compatible with other products including assistive technologies e.g. screen readers and magnifiers
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Learn more about accessibility principles by visiting WCAG.
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On Feb. 15 the Austin Independent School District hosted an Innovation Day event with teachers and staff focused on launching AVID as a foundational strategy across the Reagan Early College High School vertical team.
The vertical team includes twelve elementary and middle schools located in the northeast Austin region.
Where: Carruth Administration Center (CAC), Board Auditorium, 1111 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703
Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz has asked all district students and staff to participate in a moment of silence at 9:17 a.m. Feb. 14 in honor of the lives forever changed one year ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
The time will be used to remember and respect to those lives that were lost and injured, as well as those of the families affected by the tragedy.
Austin ISD athletes are aiming to make a splash when the 2019 University Interscholastic League swimming and diving state meet convenes at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday.
More than 25 AISD swimmers have qualified for the Class 5A and 6A competitions, one of them being perennial qualifier Ella Collins, a senior representing Anderson High.
Collins is making her fourth and final appearance at the state level, and said she believes the experience will pay off on the big stage.
