Evaluating, Repairing and Enhancing Accessible PDF's

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1. MICHAELA BLACKHAM Evaluating, Repairing, 
 and Enhancing PDFs For all

   users

2. Michaela
 Blackham FRONT-END DEVELOPER

3. @atendesign aten.io

4. Work That
 Matters

5. Work That
 Matters

6. Evaluating, Repairing, 
 and Enhancing PDFs For all users

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8. Evaluating, Repairing, 
 and Enhancing PDFs For all users

9. PDFs & Accessibility

10. PDFs may not be the best fit for your content

11. PDFs aren’t going away anytime soon

12. Don’t force PDF format

13. Warn users that a link is going to a PDF

    Code4lib Session Schedule(PDF)

14. PDFs should not be the sole source of information

15. “Accessible” PDFs refer to “Tagged” PDFs

16. Creating Accessible PDFs

17. Microsoft Word

18. Microsoft Word • Includes necessary structure elements for accessibility •

    Automated alternative text for images • Includes an accessibility checker within the software

19. Microsoft Word • Includes necessary structure elements for accessibility •

    Automated alternative text for images • Includes an accessibility checker within the software

20. Adobe Acrobat Pro

21. Adobe Acrobat Pro
 The basics of accessible PDFs

22. Accessible PDFs include: • Strong Contrast • Follows a logical

    reading order • Semantic structure • Headings • Tables • Lists • Columns • Descriptive links • Legible text size • No color reliance • Document title • Alternative text for images

23. Tagging Reading Order

24. Tagging Reading Order

25. Tagging Reading Order

26. Adobe Acrobat Pro
 The basics of accessible PDFs

27. Adobe Acrobat Pro
 Create accessible PDFs

28. Setting up your workspace Use Accessibility checker Adding & updating

    tags Improving Reading Order

29. Setting up your workspace Use Accessibility checker Adding & updating

    tags Improving Reading Order

30. Setting up your workspace 1. Enable the accessibility plugin as

    a shortcut in your toolbar 2. Include a document title and assign a language
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37. Setting up your workspace Use Accessibility checker Adding & updating

    tags Improving Reading Order
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40. Setting up your workspace Use Accessibility checker Adding & updating

    tags Improving Reading Order
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42. Setting up your workspace Use Accessibility checker Adding & updating

    tags Improving Reading Order
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44. OH NO

45. My PDF says its all one image!

46. Check for source files Enhance scans

47. Check for source files Enhance scans

48. Check for source files Enhance scans

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50. Thanks!

51. aten.io/code4lib michaela@aten.io