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Accessibility

Below are some guidelines from AHEAD (http://www.ahead.ie) on accessible PowerPoint slides:

• Minimum font size of 18 (ideally 30)
• Easily read fonts (sans-serif) like Arial, Helvetica
• Limit the amount of onscreen information
• Avoid blocks of text
• Use ‘bold’ to highlight points rather than underlining
• Use both uppercase and lowercase letters (avoid ALL UPPERCASE)
• Keep backgrounds simple, avoid patterns
• Dark text on light background for bright rooms
• Light text on dark background for dark rooms.