Here is some information on using word processing programs for optimizing word documents for accessibility.
Additional Accessible Word Document Information
- The MS Accessibility Checker
- WebAIM’s Microsoft Word Accessibility Article
- Microsoft’s Create an Accessible Office Document Training Page
- NCDAE Microsoft Word Accessibility ‘Cheatsheets’
- Includes cheatsheets for the following: Word 2011 (Mac), Word 2013 (Windows), Word 2007/2010 (Windows), and PDF Conversion in Word 2007/2010 (Windows)