Grackle Docs: Document Accessibility Made Easy

grackle docs logoUse GrackleDocs to make your Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Sheets accessible to all! GrackleDocs helps users learn about accessibility standards and can be run repeatedly as documents evolve.

GrackleDocs is an add-on to Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides.  When launched, it scans the current document for accessibility issues.  When the scan finishes, GrackleDocs arranges the document’s elements and structures into categories, such as:

  • Document
  • Images
  • Headings
  • Tables
  • Landmarks
  • Content

These categories can be seen in the GrackleDocs side panel on the right side of the screen. Elements in each are marked as either accessible or inaccessible. Changes are made by selecting and editing these elements in these categories. For example, a table does not have the header row specified with a tag. When an element is changed with GrackleDocs, it edits the tags for that element in the document. This edit is immediate and no saving is required.

GrackleDocs Side Panel

To get started, view the Introducing GrackleDocs Video (5.5 mins) or GrackleDocs Demonstration Video (20 mins) for a detailed walkthrough. See the comments section below the video for clickable chapters!

For additional support, contact support@grackledocs.com or cfeti@sjsu.edu