About PDF Accessibility
For a PDF to be accessible, generally speaking, it needs to:
- Have all content “tagged” appropriately so people using assistive technology such as screen readers can easily navigate and understand the content.
- Follow the principles for creating accessible documents, such as using structured headings.
- Be able to reflow the content (reorder the content into a simplified, single-column layout) and still have all content perceivable.
Make an Existing PDF Accessible
The process of making an existing inaccessible PDF into an accessible version is called “remediation.” This process can be tedious work. Whenever possible, we recommend going to the source document and making it accessible first. You can then decide to export it to an accessible PDF or share the document in its original format.
Learn how to remediate a PDFRelated Resources
This LinkedIn Learning Course includes full tutorials on how to remediate a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro and how to create and export accessible PDFs from Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign.
This LinkedIn Learning Course covers advanced topics for creating an accessible PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign, including covering tables and interactive forms.
Review Adobe’s documentation for creating accessible PDFs using Acrobat Pro.
Review Adobe’s documentation for creating accessible PDFs using Adobe InDesign.