Grackle is now available at no cost to all UW students, faculty, and staff. Grackle is a suite of accessibility checker add-ons for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides that makes it easier to create content that is usable for everyone.
Grackle works directly inside Google Workspace, automatically scanning documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for accessibility issues. It highlights errors and warnings, then guides users step‑by‑step through fixing them to help ensure alignment with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA, ADA Title II, and UW accessibility requirements. For Google Docs and Slides, Grackle can also export PDFs that are tagged for accessibility, a feature that is not reliably supported through Google’s native export tools.
Getting started is simple: just install Grackle Docs, Sheets, and Slides from the Google Workspace Marketplace or the Extensions menu within each app. Once launched, Grackle begins checking your file immediately through its easy‑to‑use sidebar panel.
To learn more, explore installation guides, walkthrough videos, and additional resources on Accessible Technology’s Grackle at UW and UWIT’s UWare websites.