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Re: Accessible PPT, Word and Excel TEMPLATE repository resources

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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Oct 25, 2016 9:15AM

I have resources on this page and my handouts page

http://www.karlencommunications.com/OfficeForWindowsAccessibility.html

Cheers, Karen

Out of Office. Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus!

> On Oct 25, 2016, at 10:53 AM, Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> I am looking for excellent Accessible PPT, Word and Excel - specifically TEMPLATE building and storage resources to help improve document libraries and mandatory reports.
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> Not really looking for the how-to-make a document accessible (but that is OK if a stellar resource), but looking more towards the architectural resources and ideas behind - storage repository requirements and processing of accessible templates that make it easier for non-technical staff to access to enable them to deliver accessible documents.
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> I have some ideas on this, but would like to match those thoughts against actual known implementations and experiences.
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> The planned paradigm is of PPT templates that can be stored in a SharePoint repository - outside of actual presentations - to keep down PPT file size - for many (perhaps 100 or more) accessible highly graphical chart and graph PPT templates for use by non-technical folks.
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> Seems like a lot of fluff for PPT files, right? - yep, but the major reports of the client, a compliance organization - require PPTs used for their most vital and important, highly graphic (colored timelines, charts and graphs), quarterly reports in this PPT format.
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> Will need the same kind of repository for WORD and EXCEL templates, but that priority is lower than the PPT Reports at this juncture.
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> Thanks for any resources or experiences that can be shared.
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> Katie Haritos-Shea
> Principal ICT Accessibility Architect (WCAG/Section 508/ADA/AODA)
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