Create Web Accessible PDF Files
How-to Instructions | Additional Resources | Convert Word to PDF| Testing PDF Files
Making Acrobat documents accessible typically requires proper conversion from a native format to tagged PDF followed by manual and semi-automated tagging of the document. Generally, it is best to begin the process of document accessibility in the native format of the document before it is converted to Acrobat format. *
Recommended Resource on How to Test and Remediate PDFs for Accessibility : Training from Section508
- The Ìýon accessibility and Section 508 law. Included on the website is a comprehensive and very well done tutorial on. We recommend that staff use this guide as one of their main resources for instructions on how to create or remediate PDFs for accessibility.
Additional Resources
How-to Instructions from Adobe Acrobat
How-to Instructions from Microsoft
This page also contains links to training and demo videos.
How-to Instructions from WebAIM
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How-to Instructions from the National Center on Disability and Access for Education (NCDAE)
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This document also contains a video to show you how-to create an accessible PDF document.
Creating Accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word
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Testing PDF Files
Please Note: If, after reviewing these tools, you still have questions about the web accessibility procedures, you may contact yourÌýWeb Content ManagerÌýor the SED Help Desk. You may also submit your question to theÌýÂ鶹¹ÙÍø Web Accessibility Coordinator.
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