TUTORIALS

Introduction

PDF Accessibility

Prepare Documents

Review Documents
- Review Tags
- Document Language
- Assess Reading Order
- Accessibility Reports

Repair Documents
- Adding Alt Text to an Image
- Designating Items Correctly
- Identifying Table Headers
- Creating Accessible Links
- Set Security

Final Review

Scanned Documents
- Accessible PDF from Scanner
- OCR

PDF Forms
- LiveCycle Designer
- Adobe Acrobat

Alternate Formats

Return to Docs & MM

Set Security to Permit Accessibility

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If you will be publishing your PDF document to a web page or any other online location and have decided to enable security so that your document is not copied, printed, etc., you need to make sure that screen readers and other assistive technology used by the visually impaired can still access the content in your document.  You can verify that Adobe Acrobat 9 or Adobe Reader 9 security settings do not prohibit access to assistive technology by checking the security preferences tab of the document properties dialog.

1. Go to File > Properties.  The Document Properties dialog box displays.
2. Select the Security Tab.
3. From the Security Method drop-down menu, select "Password Security."  The Password Security - Settings dialog box displays.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Under the Permissions section, verify that the checkbox labeled "Enable text access for screen reader devices for the visually impaired" is selected.
5. If it is not selected, you can select the "Restrict editing and printing of the document" to edit permissions and select the "Enable text access..." checkbox.
6. Enter the security password you will be using and click the OK button when you are done.
7. The Document Properties dialog box re-displays.  Click the OK button.

Please Note: Enable security to restrict extracting, copying, or printing of PDFs only in situations where the material is sensitive or where required by campus policy or law.

Video Tutorial - Set Security to Permit Accessibility (2:45)