check before: 2025-01-31
Product:
Microsoft 365 Apps, SharePoint
Platform:
Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft SharePoint is introducing an 'Accessibility assistant' tool for creating accessible pages, with a rollout starting late January and completing by mid-February 2025. This tool will help authors identify and fix accessibility issues in five web parts. No admin action is required for the rollout.
Details:
Updated January 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: A new Accessibility assistant tool to help content creators meet accessibility standards when authoring SharePoint Pages. This tool provides checks and brief guidance to help ensure pages are inclusive and accessible to a broad audience. This rollout reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering accessibility and inclusivity in SharePoint.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470603.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early February).
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously early March).
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Created:
2025-01-11
updated:
2025-01-17
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Direct effects for Operations**
Accessibility Issues
Without preparation, users may not be aware of the new Accessibility assistant tool, leading to potential oversight of accessibility issues in SharePoint pages, which could result in non-compliance with accessibility standards.
- roles: Content Creators, Compliance Officers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=470603
User Experience Degradation
If users are not informed about the new tool, they may struggle to utilize it effectively, leading to frustration and a decrease in productivity when creating accessible content.
- roles: Content Creators, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=470603
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Date | Property | old | new |
2025-01-17 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: A new Accessibility assistant tool to help content creators meet accessibility standards when authoring SharePoint Pages. This tool provides checks and brief guidance to help ensure pages are inclusive and accessible to a broad audience. This rollout reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering accessibility and inclusivity in SharePoint.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470603. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. | Updated January 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft SharePoint: A new Accessibility assistant tool to help content creators meet accessibility standards when authoring SharePoint Pages. This tool provides checks and brief guidance to help ensure pages are inclusive and accessible to a broad audience. This rollout reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering accessibility and inclusivity in SharePoint. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 470603. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early February). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by mid-February 2025 (previously early March). |
2025-01-17 | MC Title | Microsoft SharePoint: New Accessibility assistant tool for authoring Pages | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: New Accessibility assistant tool for authoring Pages |
2025-01-17 | MC Last Updated | 01/11/2025 01:22:24 | 2025-01-16T16:30:42Z |
2025-01-17 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
2025-01-17 | MC Summary | A new 'Accessibility assistant' tool for SharePoint Pages is coming to help creators ensure content accessibility. It will begin rolling out in late January 2025 for Targeted Release and mid-February 2025 for General Availability, completing in early March 2025. The tool will support five web parts and provide guidance to address accessibility issues. No admin action is required for the rollout. | Microsoft SharePoint is introducing an 'Accessibility assistant' tool for creating accessible pages, with a rollout starting late January and completing by mid-February 2025. This tool will help authors identify and fix accessibility issues in five web parts. No admin action is required for the rollout. |
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