Accessible Publishing Learning Network - APLN
Find tips, best practices, and the latest resources for all your accessible publishing needs.
Non-HTML Documents & Books
360° Accessible Book Publishing
In this talk, we will go through some accessibility actions for everyone in the publishing industry.
Born Accessible Publishing
Below are a few resources to help publishers and the myriad of other new, digital content creators understand the basics of how to make content born accessible. These resources highlight the challenges that images, interactivity, math equations and other complex features pose, but also demonstrate how they can be addressed.
Creating Accessible Google Slides
Use the built-in accessibility features of Google Slides to create accessible presentations.
Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Evaluations
How to make sure PDF documents are accessible using Adobe Acrobat.
Create and verify PDF accessibility with Acrobat Pro
Follow these steps to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.
Creating Accessible Presentations with PowerPoint
Tips on how to make accessible PowerPoint presentations by using alt texts, making sure the reading order is correct and other tips.
Create Accessible PDFs from Microsoft Word Documents: The Basics
If at all possible, create a document that is not a PDF. Making a web page accessible to people with disabilities is far easier than making a PDF accessible. Microsoft Word documents are easier to make accessible than PDFs.
Creating accessible documents in Microsoft Word | Information Technology
Creating accessible Word documents is very similar to creating accessible html documents, so if you know how to create one, you have a leg up on creating the other.
PDFs, non-HTML documents, and accessibility
Learn how inaccessible PDFs affect assistive tech users, alternatives to PDF documents, and how to check PDFs for accessibility.
Accessibility in Google Slides | Elgin Community College (ECC)
Elgin Community College accessibility in Google slides guide offers step by step guide to making Google slide presentations more accessible.
PDFcheck
Quickly check PDF files for accessibility red flags.
Creating accessible PDFs
It is critical that content is accessible to the widest possible audience and complies with accessibility standards and regulations, such as WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 of the U.S. Government’s Rehabilitation Act. An “accessible” electronic document is one that is optimized for screen readers and other assistive devices used by persons with disabilities. Producing accessible content also plays a key role in optimizing PDF documents for successful indexing by Internet search engines.
Create and verify PDF accessibility (Acrobat Pro)
Follow these steps to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.
Tagged PDF | Accessibility is the right thing to do!
Tagged PDF is an aid to meeting PDF accessibility requirements
Tagged PDF Best Practice Guide: Syntax – PDF Association
How to Create, Test and Remediate PDFs for Section 508 Conformance Using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro (PDF)
How to Fix 40 Common Accessibility Errors When Remediating PDFs |
Download this guide with step-by-step instructions on how to fix the 40 most common errors encountered when remediating PDFs.
Accessible PDF document resources
Accessible documentation is a necessity in today's world. However, creating accessible PDF documents is tedious and time consuming. Whenever possible, use HT...
PDF Techniques | Techniques for WCAG 2.0
Accessible Digital Office Document (ADOD) Project
ADEPT UA - CDP Communications Inc.
CDP’s ADEPT UA is the automated solution for high-volume PDF/UA document accessibility and for compliance with AODA, ADA Sec 508, and more
Testing a PDF's accessibility with NVDA basics
In this video, we go over how to use NVDA to test basic PDF accessibility. For more PDF accessibility resources, check out:- PDFs, non-HTML documents, and ac...
1.0 Introduction
I have been making ebooks with InDesign for many years. I am going to guide you through creating an ebook using what is the most common starting point for eb...
PDF Accessibility Tools & Resources Roundup • DigitalA11Y
PDF Accessibility tools & PDF accessibility resources roundup. Find tools, articles, tutorials & other resources related to pdf accessibility
Creating Accessible Documents
Writing with accessibility in mind means that you are trying to ensure that your content can be read and understood by as wide an audience as possible. This factsheet presents some helpful tips on
Making Events Accessible - Checklist for meetings, conferences, training, and presentations that are remote/virtual, in-person, or hybrid | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
Helps presenters, participants, and organizers make events inclusive, particularly to people with disabilities and to international participants.
Accessibility Checklist | Center for Academic Innovation
PDF and ebook accessibility blog
pdf and ebook accessibility blog with posts on PDF and ebook accessibility issues
9 InDesign Accessibility Mistakes Designers Make
Many designers who think they’re creating accessible InDesign files and PDFs really aren’t. Other designers, who are looking for help with…