Alan,

1. Ensure that all punctuation marks in text have a space after them.
Things could be different when writing equations.

2. Avoid blank lines in spacing.

3. Do not use very small (below 8 point) or very large (above 24 point) fonts.

4. Do not use tabs as column separators. Make regular tables using the
table feature.

5. Avoid nested tables. They reduce navigation speed at least on my computer.

Pranav
At 11:15 AM 10/23/2002 -0400, you wrote:
 >Hello EASI colleagues,
 >
 >I think most people with disabilities would agree that Word is a fairly
 >accessible format. However, I know that there are features that are
 >difficult or impossible to access using assistive technologies and
 >alternative access techniques.
 >
 >I am making a list of "rules" for people who create Word files on what they
 >can do to ensure that Word documents are as accessible as possible. I would
 >welcome your suggestions on what to do - and what to avoid - to ensure that
 >Word documents are fully accessible to you.
 >
 >Note that I am compiling rules about what makes it easy or hard to access
 >the CONTENT of Word file. There are also dos and don'ts around the user
 >interface, but I am not dealing with these now.
 >
 >Alan
 >
 >
 >Alan Cantor
 >Project Manager
 >Strategic e-Government Implementation
 >e-Government, OCCS
 >416-212-1152
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