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    Author: Shawn Jordison

    How to create accessible fillable forms in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    How to Create Accessible Fillable Forms in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    Today’s post explains how to create accessible, fillable forms using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. The process focuses on how to design the…

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    Shawn Jordison February 2, 2026
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    Affinity by Canva struggles with PDF accessibility, failing to tag lists, tables, and images properly for inclusive, compliant documents.

    Affinity by Canva Lacks Accessible Exports

    Today’s post explores how Affinity by Canva handles the basics of PDF accessibility. The goal is simple: find out if the program can export a…

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    Shawn Jordison January 26, 2026
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    How to use my WCAG and Section 508 Checklists for document accessibility

    How to Use The Accessibility Guy’s Checklists for WCAG Compliance

    Today’s post breaks down how to use my accessibility checklists to review Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe PDF documents for WCAG and Section 508…

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    Shawn Jordison January 25, 2026
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    How to redact text in PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    How to Redact Text in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    Today’s post explains how to redact content in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC while keeping a document accessible. It shows what happens when someone redacts after…

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    Shawn Jordison January 19, 2026
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    ADA Title II Compliance and large scale remediation with DocAccess

    Title II ADA Compliance and Large Scale Remediation | DocAccess

    As the April 2026 deadline for Title II ADA compliance approaches, public organizations must ensure all documents on their websites are fully accessible. The law…

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    Shawn Jordison January 12, 2026
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    How to use the Microsoft Word Accessibility checker

    How to Use the Microsoft Word Accessibility Checker (and Its Real Limitations)

    Microsoft Word includes a built-in Accessibility Checker to help users identify potential accessibility issues in their documents. While the tool can highlight basic problems, it…

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    Shawn Jordison January 5, 2026
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    Accessible comments and paragraph marks in MS Word

    Comments and Formatting Marks are Not Accessible | MS Word Accessibility

    Accessibility in digital documents plays a vital role in inclusive communication. Microsoft Word provides many tools to support collaboration and formatting, but not all of…

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    Shawn Jordison December 22, 2025
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    Making PDFs accessible, Episode 23

    How to Make PDFs Accessible | Episode 23: Santa Barbara City College

    Welcome to Episode 23 of our Making College PDFs Accessible series! Today’s episode is another hands-on, practical workflow for turning a non-accessible college PDF into a fully WCAG-compliant…

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    Shawn Jordison December 15, 2025
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    Accessible PDF Forms Word to PDF Mini Masterclass

    Accessible PDF Forms Made Easy | Word To PDF

    Today’s post is a mini-masterclass on building a basic form in Microsoft Word, converting it to a PDF, and making it fully accessible with Adobe…

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    Shawn Jordison December 8, 2025
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    How to apply table headers in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    How to Apply Table Headers | Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    In today’s post, you’ll learn how to apply table headers using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Table headers are essential for making your PDF tables accessible.…

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    Shawn Jordison December 1, 2025
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    Webinar: Designing Accessible PDFs

    February 11 | 10 AM PST

    Join my webinar with Venngage as we dive into Accessible PDF Design

    Join Venngage and Shawn Jordison (The Accessible Guy) for a practical roundtable on how to create truly accessible PDFs.
    Register for Designing Accessible PDFs

    Webinar: Word Document Accessibility for Title II Compliance

    February 13 | 10 AM PST

    Webinar for Word document accessibility under Title II of ADA, February 13

    This session focuses on creating accessible Word documents from the start. Topics include styles, headings, lists, tables, links, images, and checker limits. Emphasis is on preventing downstream remediation.
    Register for Word Accessibility under Title II

    Webinar: PowerPoint Accessibility for Title II Compliance

    February 27 | 10 AM EST

    Webinar: FEB27- PowerPoint Accessibility Under Title II

    This session covers accessible slide design for public entities. Topics include layouts, reading order, images, charts, color use, and notes. It explains how slides become a compliance issue when shared publicly.
    Register for PPT Accessibility under Title II

    Webinar: Scanned Documents, OCR, and Title II Risk

    March 27 | 10 AM PST

    Webinar: Scanned Documents, OCR, and Title II Risk

    This session explains why scanned documents are one of the highest Title II risks. It covers image-only PDFs, OCR behavior, and common failures. Guidance is provided on remediation and prioritization.Register for Scanned Documents, OCR, and Title II Risk

     

    Webinar: Accessible Forms for Title II (PDF and Word)

    April 10 | 10 AM PST

    Webinar: Accessible Forms Under Title II (Word and PDF)

    This session focuses on accessible forms used by public entities. Topics include labels, tab order, instructions, required fields, and errors. Both PDF and Word form limitations are addressed.

    Register for Accessible Forms for Title II

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