Setting and Fixing Bookmarks WCAG requires many properties and navigational elements to be added to a document to comply with accessibility guidelines and allow assistive technology users to have many places to access the information and navigate the document. Bookmarks is one element that can be used to help users navigate a PDF document and can be added after you have gone through the document and set the correct heading[…]
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Testing and Remediation Strategies for PDF Accessibility: The Basics
Do you need to fix accessibility issues with the PDFs on your website? Unsure how to test if new PDFs you create meet accessibility standards? In this online, instructor-led course, Microassist accessibility experts will introduce learners to PDF accessibility so their PDF documents are accessible, perceivable, and usable by all those who access the information, regardless of level of ability or impairment. Get Course Details.
Keys to PDF Accessibility: Setting Document Properties in Adobe Acrobat Pro
PDF accessibility in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC can be complex and there are many steps, tips, and elements that may not apply to every document. However, setting the document properties is required for each document. Setting the document properties for a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is a key part of meeting WCAG and PDF/UA standards for document accessibility. As navigating Acrobat Pro becomes more familiar, this process[…]
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When building or creating your document, you should have accessibility in mind the whole time. It is much easier and less time consuming to create an accessible document from the beginning than it is to deal with fundamental fixes after the fact. Even then, when you convert that original document to the PDF format, you’ll need to follow up with special accessibility tools to make sure your PDF document is[…]
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How to make a PDF accessible There could be a whole book on common pitfalls and mistakes when it comes to testing PDF documents for accessibility and PDF remediation. Often issues that come up in PDF remediation are easily fixed. The challenge comes in locating the error and knowing how to fix it. Here are a few common issues known to cause challenges with PDF documents. Embedded Fonts Embedding fonts[…]
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