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Re: PowerPoint: Highlighting vs Comments

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jan 3, 2025 9:05AM

Hi Claire,

What do you mean by "properly formatted highlighting"?
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Ryan E. Benson


On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM Claire Forbes < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Good morning,
> I'm working with a team who has developed of PowerPoint template for
> instructor use during a course and I'm reviewing it for Section 508
> compliance.
>
> There are areas that are highlighted to note where information needs to be
> input by the instructor each session of the course offering. I'm aware of
> the standard that color cannot be the only way information is conveyed
> (i.e., the highlighted content needs to also have formatting to
> differentiate it); however, I've encountered an item on the checklist I'm
> using from HHS (
> https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/accessibility-checklists/index.html)
> "Comments are used as collaboration methods (instead of color and
> highlighting)." So my question is, are comments better than properly
> formatted highlighting in terms of accessibility?
>
> Thank you!
> Claire
>
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