Make Every Document Inclusive, Searchable, and Legally Compliant
PDF documents are among the most common formats for sharing reports, brochures, forms, and legal content. However, if they are not accessible, a significant portion of your audience may be excluded. This PDF accessibility training, offered by A2Z Accessibility, equips participants with both the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to create and remediate fully accessible PDFs – aligned with WCAG 2.1, PDF/UA, and international accessibility standards.
What You'll Learn:
Understanding Document Accessibility:
- Why PDF accessibility matters
- How it benefits people who use assistive technologies such as screen readers or keyboard navigation
Core Accessibility Techniques:
- Defining a clear document structure using headings and tagging
- Adding alternative text (alt text) to images and graphics
- Ensuring a logical reading order
- Creating accessible tables and meaningful links
- Applying proper metadata and language settings
Using Adobe Acrobat Pro:
- Editing and reviewing tags
- Running accessibility checks
- Fixing reading order and structure issues
Converting from Office to PDF:
- Best practices when exporting from Word, PowerPoint, or Excel to preserve accessibility
- Ensuring tagging and formatting are retained correctly during the export process
Who It’s For:
This PDF accessibility training is ideal for content creators, designers, administrative staff, document publishers, and compliance teams who work with digital PDFs regularly and want to ensure their content is accessible and legally compliant.
Key Takeaways:
Participants will leave the session with:
A step-by-step methodology for creating accessible PDFs
A practical checklist and style guide to use in day-to-day work
Confidence in using accessibility tools within Adobe Acrobat Pro
A strong understanding of how to meet legal accessibility obligations the European Accessibility Act (EAA), EN 301 549, and Section 508
