Accessible PDFs are essential to the online world. It helps the disabled, color blind, cognitively disabled and the blind to access the files they need. Here are some tips and some things you need to remember when creating these types of documents. Source: https://deftpdf.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-accessible-pdf

1. What you need
to know about
Accessible PDF

2. Why make
accessible PDF?
● It is
useful to a
lot of
people.
● It gets
ranked
higher
online
because the
● It is easier
to access
online for
the
disabled.
● It helps
authors
reach more
audiences. 2

3. 3
Things to note…
Accessible PDFs have standards and should be in
compliance with Section 508.

4. 1. Any PDF file
can become an
accessible
PDF.
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5. 5
Just as long as the final PDF is
high quality, and easy to
navigate with tags, assistive
technology can access the file.

6. create a PDF that
complies with
Section 508 like
those of HTML
websites.
It’s not a myth, it’s true. You can
really create it on your own and it can
comply.
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7. 3. Government agencies,
whether local or state, follow
Section 508 compliance.
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Read it again here: How to Create an Accessible PDF

8. 8
No one is exempted.
Therefore, following these
standards should be the
rule for users as well.

9. 4. It is easy to be
compliant with Section
508 if the documents are
organized and properly
structured.

10. 5. Alternate
text is needed
for images
and graphics
to be
accessible
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11. 6. Tags are also
required but it will not
ensure that the reading
order will be followed.

12. XML-like tags add structure to PDF but structure
and layout should also be set manually by the author
and make it “friendly” to accessibility technology. Did
you know that some screen readers need to be
updated to understand tags? Though most screen
readers recognize PDF, some of them can misinterpret
or ignore tags.

13. 7. Not all accessibility
checkers can ensure you
that it is also compliant
with Section 508.
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To check for correct reading order, authors must check
it manually.

14. features a “Read out
loud” in its reader,
which mimics the text
to speech from
assistive technology.
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But it does not and cannot ensure you
that it will be a good way to test
compliance with Section 508.

15. embody certain
characteristics for it to pass
as accessible.
● These characteristics are used for the
purpose of compatibility between documents,
devices, and assistive technology software.
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WHAT IS
SECTIO
N 508?

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In a summary, Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act (along with Section
255 of the communications Act) are
standards that are implemented for
access to information and
communication technology. Section
508 Standards are included in Federal
Acquisition Regulation and ensures
that people with disabilities can also
gain access to information. This is

18. Let’s review!
Section
508
This are standards that
are implemented for
access to information
and communication
technology.
PDF
Any PDF can become an
accessible PDF just as
long as you make it in
high quality and easy to
navigate.
Rule
No one is excempted
from the Section 508
rule. Everyone needs to
comply with the
standards. It should
have certain
characteristics to pass
as accessible.
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Checkers
Not all accessibility
checkers work.
Sometimes you have to
Graphics
Alternative text is
needed for images and
media.
Tags
Tags are required for
accessible documents
but it does not ensure

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