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From: Jim Homme
Date: Tue, Apr 02 2019 1:23PM
Subject: Word Accessibility Question About Built-in Styles
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Hi,
Do screen readers look for the names of built-in styles or their characteristics to identify them? I'm asking because I want to be able to guide some people as they go through changing the visual look and feel of template documents. If they come up with some sort of corporate style naming scheme, I don't want that to break accessibility.

Thanks.

Jim



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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Tue, Apr 02 2019 1:27PM
Subject: Re: Word Accessibility Question About Built-in Styles
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Always best to use the known built-in styles that come with Word's
Normal.dotx (template).
You can alter/modify their appearance to anything you want, but most
technologies (all kinds, not just screen readers) look for the style name.

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Subject: [WebAIM] Word Accessibility Question About Built-in Styles

Hi,
Do screen readers look for the names of built-in styles or their
characteristics to identify them? I'm asking because I want to be able to
guide some people as they go through changing the visual look and feel of
template documents. If they come up with some sort of corporate style naming
scheme, I don't want that to break accessibility.

Thanks.

Jim



==========
Jim Homme
Digital Accessibility
Bender Consulting Services
412-787-8567
https://www.benderconsult.com/our%20services/hightest-accessible-technology-
solutions

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From: glen walker
Date: Tue, Apr 02 2019 7:15PM
Subject: Re: Word Accessibility Question About Built-in Styles
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I don't think screen readers look for any style info in word docs. It's
really up to word to surface accessibility info to the accessibility API
and it will do that based on the type of style you use. You can create a
brand new style but make sure you select the "style based on" combobox. If
you want your own heading style, choose "heading 1" or "heading 2" etc from
the combo and that should be enough for word to surface a heading element
to the API.