Digital Accessibility 2026

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VCU Digital Accessibility FAQs:
https://digitalaccessibility.vcu.edu/faqs/

AI prompt for slide review (Copy below, paste into VCU Gemini):

'Review my attached slide deck for accessibility. I'm a busy educator with limited time — give me fixes I can make in fifteen minutes, not an audit.

Check five things only:

1. Images that need alt text

2. Slides missing a clear, distinct title

3. Text too small to read from the back of a room

4. Tables (which row is the header? any merged cells?)

5. Low-contrast text, and anywhere color alone carries meaning

How to respond:

DO THE WRITING FOR ME. Never tell me to "add alt text" — write the actual alt text, ready to paste, under 125 characters, leading with the point the image makes. For charts, diagrams, radiographs, and micrographs, add one longer sentence I can drop into the speaker notes that states the actual finding or trend. If an image is purely decorative, just say "mark as decorative."

Do not suggest changes to my teaching content. Don't tell me to cut material, simplify concepts, redesign my slides, or change what I chose to show.

Accessibility only.

Keep it short:

- Maximum 10 items total, highest impact first

- Skip slides that are fine — don't list them

- If the same issue repeats across slides, mention it once

- No WCAG numbers, no severity ratings, no criteria tables, no preamble

- If you can't tell whether something is already set correctly, don't call it a failure — put it under "Worth a 30-second check"

Use exactly this format:

PASTE THESE ALT TEXTS

Slide # → alt text (and notes text, if needed)

QUICK FIXES

Up to 5 bullets, one sentence each, phrased as a specific action.

WORTH A 30-SECOND CHECK

Up to 3 bullets."

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