About this Document

The accessibility checklist for Microsoft excel includes step by step guidance with resources to author accessibility. This document applies to Microsoft Excel desktop application. Authoring Accessibly enhances the usability of content, increases inclusivity, and ensures that content follows accessibility standards. 

Provide descriptive text to cell A1 

Authoring a table with descriptive text for cell A1 will provide necessary details about how to navigate a table. 

The accessibility checklist for Microsoft Word includes step by step guidance with resources to author accessibly. This document applies to Microsoft Word desktop Application.  Authoring accessibly enhances the usability of content, increases inclusivity, and ensures that content follows accessibility standards. 

Headings and Subheadings

Headings and subheadings are used to divide course content and help user easily navigate and find content within the document. 

How to Submit an Article to Orbit

Now editors have the option to add articles to Orbit for their employee news and announcements.

You can do so by selecting an option the Orbit news category, and the corresponding subcategory on what type of Orbit article it is:

To ensure that the content on Orbit remains relevant and useful for all employees, we have established some guidelines for content submission. Here’s what you need to know.

Are you planning an event and want to share it with your colleagues? Orbit makes it easy for employees to create and promote their own events. Follow these simple steps to list your event on Orbit.

The Office of Web and Digital Strategy has added the capability for editors to now submit articles to be published to the Orbit website. The Orbit website is our Internal Communication Hub, meant to improve internal communications and streamline access to resources for employees.

Mobile accessibility is covered in existing W3C WAI accessibility standards/guidelines. There are not separate guidelines for mobile accessibility.

The Office of Web & Digital Strategy at the University of Illinois Springfield is passionate about accessibility. For the web, not only does law require it, it is the right thing to do.

Primary Colors

The official UIS primary colors are Blue and White. See below for standard color codes for print and electronic media (websites and other screen-based presentations).