If you use Microsoft Office Visio to design drawings, Web pages, and other types of documents, make sure that the content you create is accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.

These tips illustrate just a few ways to create accessible content:

• Don't rely on sound alone to convey important information. For example, if your Visio drawing contains audio, you can make text descriptions of the audio content available as part of the drawing. Making audio information available in an alternative form benefits users who don't have a sound card, who have sound turned off, or who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
• Don't rely on color alone to convey important information. For example, if your Visio drawing contains color-coded information, use additional cues, such as textual annotations, to supplement the use of color. Users may have color blindness, or use a limited color scheme, or use a handheld computer with a monochrome display, or rely on screen review utilities, and these seldom convey information that is only represented by colors.

If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can learn more about the accessibility features included in Microsoft products from the Microsoft Accessibility Web site. To learn about creating accessible content for your Web pages, refer to the accessibility standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium.