Do online Word documents and PowerPoint presentations need to meet the Section 508 web standards and provisions?
Yes, any Word document or PowerPoint presentation that is going to be placed onto the Intranet or Internet needs to meet the applicable technical web provisions. The developer needs to look at the 16 web provisions and determine which of those provisions applies to the Word document or PowerPoint presentation. The developer will need to then follow the technical specifications in the applicable provisions to make the Word document or PowerPoint presentation accessible. For example, if the Word document contains images or graphics, then the images or graphics will need to have text descriptions provided describing their meaning. If a PowerPoint presentation contains images or graphics then those images or graphics will also need text descriptions provided describing their meaning. The intent is to make all documents, no matter their format, that will be placed on the Intranet or Internet compliant with the applicable web provisions.
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