Information
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that people with disabilities are able to receive and communicate information as effectively as people without disabilities. This page provides information on how to create accessible electronic documents for all users.
On this page
Create Accessible Documents With MS Word and PowerPoint
Create Accessible PDF files and forms
- Introduction to PDF Accessibility (Video)
- Remediating an Inaccessible PDF (Video)
- Accessible PDF Forms (Video)
Create Excel files
Create Accessible Tables on Portland.gov
- How to edit table content for accessibility with screen readers (Video)
- Accessible and Usable Tables with Templates for Employees
Citywide Accessibility Vendors
The City of Portland has entered into price agreements with Nelnet and The Viscardi Center to provide accessibility review and remediation services. Learn more about these vendors through presentations to the Citywide Digital Accessibility team: Viscardi presentation and Nelnet presentation. Contracts are available on the Procurement Services Contracts page.