C04h Attachment 7 Section 508 Basic Document Resources 1284LM26Q0117.docx

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USDA Forest Service Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) BPAs Land Mgmt Plan for Greater Sage Grouse
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This is an attachment providing Section 508 basic document accessibility resources and training materials for the USDA Forest Service Land Management Integrated Resources (LMIR) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) solicitation for Greater Sage-Grouse Land Management Plan services. The document serves as a reference guide rather than a solicitation document itself.

The attachment compiles instructional resources organized by document type, including guidance for making Word documents accessible through proper use of styles, alt text, tables, lists, hyperlinks, and color formatting; Excel spreadsheet accessibility tips; image and data visualization description guidelines; PDF accessibility and remediation procedures; and plain language style guides. Resources include links to Microsoft training videos, Adobe accessibility tutorials, U.S. Access Board materials, Federal Plain Language Guidelines, and disability language style guides from agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Department of Interior. The document also references the Forest Service Official Section 508 Accessibility Page and the Office of Civil Rights Hub as additional government resources. This attachment appears designed to support contractors and government staff involved in the LMIR BPA call order in ensuring all project deliverables, communications, and documentation comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements for people with disabilities.

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1 R1 Specialist Accessibility Training April 2023 508 Basic Document Accessibility Resources Section 508 Checklists (USDA) Word Documents How to Make Word Documents Accessible:

· Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities

· Styles: Use built-in styles

· Alt Text: Add alt text to images and visuals

· DO NOT use auto generated Alt Text: How to turn it off

· Tables: Avoid using tables, and format simple tables correctly

· Lists: Create accessible lists

· Hyperlinks: Make hyperlinks meaningful

· Paragraph formatting: Adjust indents and line spacing in Word

· Color: Use accessible font format and color

· Rules for the MS Office Accessibility Checkers How to Videos

· Making Documents Accessible Video 4 minutes (MS)

· Creating Accessible Content in Office 365 (1 hr, Microsoft)

· GSA Video Series: How to Make an Accessible Document in Microsoft Word Saving Word Document to PDF

· Saving a Word Document to PDF for Maximum Accessibility Excel Spreadsheets

· Tips for Making Excel Spreadsheets Accessible Images, Charts, Maps, Other Data Visualizations

· Diagram Center Image Description Guidelines

· Data Viz Accessibility (MN IT)

· Accessible Data Visualization: Addressing Barriers and Implementing Section 508 Solutions (Access Board)

· A detailed guide to colors in data vis style guides - Datawrapper Blog

· Ensuring accessible content beyond the auto checks: making a diagram screen reader friendly | Open data, design, & development at the Department of the Interior

· Image Description Guidelines - DIAGRAM Center

· Poet Image Description - Practice Describing

· Making the Most of Alt Text Webinar

· Social Security Administration Guide: Alternate text for images Language and Style Guides

· Federal Plain Language Guidelines

· Checklist for Plain Language

· Disability Language Style Guide | National Center on Disability and Journalism PDF Basics

· Get Acrobat DC (Pro) from the Software Center

· Check PDF Accessibility in Acrobat Pro DC PDF Video Help

· Introduction to PDF Accessibility (Adobe, 1 hr)

· Remediating an inaccessible PDF (Adobe, 1 hr)

· Video: Top 10 Errors in Acrobat and How to Fix Them - Dax Castro

· 2 min.: Fix Tagged Content and Annotation Errors in Accessibility Check

· Understanding the PDF Tags Tree

· PDF Merging Tables that Split Across Pages

· Tagged PDF - 508 PDF Help Center - Accessibility is the right thing to do!

Complex Tables Note: Complex Tables can only be remediated in PDF.

Video Help

· PDF: Complex Tables (Adobe, 50 min with practice materials)

· PDF Merging Tables that Split Across Pages

· Editing Complex Tables Split Across Multiple Tags FS & Other Gov Pages

· Forest Service Official Section 508 Accessibility Page

· Special Emphasis Programs (SEP) - Disability Employment Program

· Office of Civil Rights Hub - Home

· Accessibility - Harpers Ferry Center (U.S. National Park Service)

· Enterprise Program Writer-Editor Resources - Accessibility (508 Compliance)

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