TUTORIALS
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
Scanned Documents
- Accessible PDF from Scanner
- OCR
A PDF that contains structural tags may not fulfill all requirements for accessibility. A full check for accessibility checks for the presence of tags, as well as, but not limited to:
The standards for accessibility that must be met for electronic material at Sacramento State contain additional requirements, but those listed above are often identified as problem areas in a PDF.
Acrobat offers standards to check against when performing a full check. When performing a full check in Acrobat, check against this standard: Section 508 Web-based intranet and internet information... The ability to check against standards is only available when using Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or later.
To perform a full check for accessibility:
An accessibility report generated by a full check in Acrobat is divided into several sections: A Detailed Report, Summary, Hints for Repair, and Disclaimer.
To understand an accessibility report, you need to become somewhat familiar with the accessibility standards that are being checked against - in particular, Section 508 Web-based intranet and internet information. It is helpful to begin with the Summary section of the accessibility report that is generated (see screenshot below).
To understand the summary, refer to the standard that was used to generate the report. The PDF in the screenshot below was checked using the Section 508 Web-based intranet and internet information... standards. To learn about Section 508 standards, visit the CSU's Section 508 Web Standards page at https://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/section508/standards/.
In the example above (screenshot), the accessibility report (on the left) was opened from the report file automatically generated by Acrobat (step 3 of Performing a Full Check, page 6). The Section 508 Web Standards page (from CSU, see link above) is also opened (on the right). Each of the Section 508 "checkpoints" (labeled) 'a', 'b', 'c' and so forth) are listed in the Summary section of the report file. Each of these "checkpoints" are explained in detail on the Section 508 Web Standards page.
Once you reach a basic understanding of the Summary section of your accessibility report, you can move on to the Detailed Report section of the accessibility report. Information on using the Detailed Report section to assist in repairing accessibility problems in a PDF is available in Stage 2 - Correct: Repairing Accessibility Problems section.
If you have difficulty accessing any material on this site or need an alternate format, or you just have questions and want to give feedback, contact the Accessible Technology Initiative.
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