Today’s blog post explores how to fix the Tagged Annotations Failed error in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and why it appears in …
PDF Accessibility
PDF accessibility is vast and complicated if you do not know where to begin. This page explores real workflows and serves as a resource for specific PDF troubleshooting. We cover several important topics, including PDF/UA , WCAG, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Foxit PDF Editor, and the PAC tool.
We also have a video series that showcases real-life PDF remediation: How to make PDFs Accessible, which is also linked below.
Today’s blog post explores how to edit an already accessible PDF while preserving its structure and avoiding common accessibility issues. Video Guide …
Today’s blog post explores DocAccess, a tool that converts PDFs into accessible HTML using AI. It makes documents easier to navigate, understand, …
Today’s post is a step-by-step guide to the Make Accessible Guided Actions tool in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. This feature provides a …
PREP by Continual Engine is a PDF remediation platform that helps you make PDFs accessible with far less manual work. PREP applies …
Today’s post is a step-by-step guide on how to check a PDF for basic accessibility. It’s designed for beginners who want to …
Today’s post explains how to create accessible, fillable forms using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. The process focuses on how …
Today’s post explores how Affinity by Canva handles the basics of PDF accessibility. The goal is simple: find out if the program …
Today’s post explains how to redact content in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC while keeping a document accessible. It shows what happens when …
As the April 2026 deadline for Title II ADA compliance approaches, public organizations must ensure all documents on their websites are fully …
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 …
Today’s post is a mini-masterclass on building a basic form in Microsoft Word, converting it to a PDF, and making it fully …
In today’s post, you’ll learn how to apply table headers using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Table headers are essential for making your …
Today’s post walks through how to set the scope of table header cells in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, a key step in …
For years, accessibility advocates and content creators struggled with a major limitation in Google Docs: the inability to export documents as tagged …
Today’s post is a mini-masterclass for making tables accessible using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. It outlines the export process from Microsoft Word, …
Today’s post covers how to convert a poorly structured PDF exported from Google Docs into a fully accessible, standards-compliant file, using ABBYY …
Welcome to Episode 22 of our Making College PDFs Accessible series! In today’s episode, we’ll walk through a hands-on, practical process for turning a …
The European Accessibility Act (EAA), which the EU adopted in 2019, sets accessibility requirements for a wide range of digital services and …
Today’s post walks through three ways to add alt text in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and introduces DocAcess – a tool that …
Adding a table summary to PDF documents is an essential step in making digital content accessible to users who rely on screen …
PDFs frequently pose accessibility challenges due to their inconsistent structure and lack of semantic tagging. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) now offers efficient …
Today’s post explains four different methods to tag content within a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, helping ensure your files meet …
This guide walks you through the most effective approach in 2025 for creating an accessible PDF directly from PowerPoint. With updated tools …
Today’s post shares five powerful strategies that improve the efficiency and accuracy of PDF remediation using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. These expert …
Today’s post explains how to properly tag individual language sections in a multilingual PDF. Adobe Acrobat offers tools to assign language codes …
ABBYY FineReader PDF is one of my favorite (and most effective) tools for creating accessible PDFs. Today’s post is a step-by-step guide …
Today’s post walks through how to zone complex page layouts, correct reading orders, fine-tune OCR results, and export a clean, accessible final …
Welcome to Episode 21 of our Making College PDFs Accessible series! In today’s case study, we’ll walk through a hands-on, practical process …
Today’s post is a real-world troubleshooting session in Adobe Acrobat. It highlights best practices for reviewing, editing, and remediating PDF form structures …
ABBYY FineReader offers powerful tools for editing text, inserting images, managing layout elements, and enhancing accessibility in PDF files. Today’s post is …
Font-related errors often prevent Word documents from converting properly to flattened PDFs using the Adobe PDF printer. These issues can disrupt workflows, …
ABBYY FineReader empowers you to do it all: edit, convert, and optimize PDF documents, especially scanned or image-based ones, into fully accessible …
Accessible documents ensure that all users, including those who rely on assistive technologies, can access and understand the content. This guide explains …
Mathematical expressions in PDFs often create accessibility barriers for users who rely on screen readers and other assistive technologies. This guide outlines …
Creating accessible templates in Microsoft Word is essential for organizations that publish documents like meeting agendas, notices, or forms. This guide outlines …
Today’s post is a comprehensive overview of the different types of PDF tags, how they function, and why they are essential for …
Today’s post is a step-by-step guide to adding custom page numbers in a PDF. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC makes this easy through …
Digital accessibility plays a vital role in creating inclusive educational environments. Episode 20 of our Making PDFs Accessible series is a step-by-step …
In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a landmark rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act …
Today’s post shows how to tag radio buttons in PDF forms using Adobe Acrobat, ensuring that forms are fully accessible to all …
Starting in April 2026, the United States Department of Justice’s Final Rule under ADA Title II will require public entities to ensure …
Digital document accessibility is more critical than ever, especially for ensuring PDFs meet standards like WCAG and Section 508. Many professionals encounter …
To make a PDF accessible, you must understand how screen readers read them. Screen readers help people with visual disabilities by reading …
Scanned PDF documents, often created from printed books or paper materials, are not inherently accessible. These image-based files lack embedded text and …
Google Docs has improved its accessibility features, but how effective are they? Today’s post analyzes the latest tools, their functionality, and the …
Creating accessible digital documents has become essential for inclusive communication. In today’s post, we’re creating an accessible PDF form using Venngage, a …
Welcome to Episode 19 of our College PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on Pasadena College’s Student Equity Executive Summary PDF. Properly …
Ensuring that a PDF document meets accessibility standards is crucial for compliance with Section 508 and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). One …
The Accessibility Smackdown Series explores practical techniques for making digital documents accessible to all users, especially those relying on assistive technologies like …
A key component of PDF accessibility is tagging. This guide explains how to check whether a PDF is tagged, why tagging is …
Welcome to Episode 18 of our College PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on East Los Angeles Colleges’s How to Join EOPS …
Ensuring PDFs meet accessibility standards is crucial for inclusivity, especially for individuals using screen readers and other assistive technologies. Grackle Go, a …
Ensuring accessibility in digital documents is crucial for inclusivity. One common issue that arises during the remediation of PDFs is the inappropriate …
Today’s post explains how to structure reference and note tags correctly in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to ensure accessibility compliance. By following …
Organizational charts are essential for visualizing the structure of a company or organization. Microsoft Visio provides a powerful way to create these …
In Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, hyperlinks that span across two lines can result in multiple object references, causing accessibility issues. Today’s post …
In today’s post, we will be examining the PAC 2024 error “Standard Structure Type is Remapped to Span.” This issue often arises …
Today’s post is a step-by-step guide to using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC’s built-in Accessibility Checker to quickly scan your PDF for common …
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a critical tool for converting image-based PDFs into accessible and searchable documents. By using Abbyy FineReader Professional, …
Election documents must be accessible to ensure all voters, including those who rely on screen readers and other assistive technologies, can navigate …
Today’s post explains how to fix a focus order error in the PAC 2024 accessibility tool, specifically addressing the tab order for …
Creating accessible PDF forms is crucial to ensuring that users of all abilities can interact with your documents effectively. Accessible PDF forms …
Cropping pages in a PDF can greatly enhance a document’s appearance and accessibility. Foxit PDF Editor makes it easy to remove unwanted …
E-signatures are crucial for streamlining workflows, allowing users to sign documents quickly and securely. However, maintaining accessibility for all users, including those …
Today’s post addresses a common issue in Adobe Acrobat’s accessibility checker: the “summary failed” error, which arises when a table lacks a …
In today’s post, we’re going to resize a PDF page with Foxit PDF Editor, a straightforward and highly customizable process. Whether adjusting …
Today’s post explores the process of writing effective PDF tooltips for form fields using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Tooltips are essential for …
Today’s post explores how well DocuSign maintains the accessibility of documents after signing, comparing it to Adobe Acrobat Sign. The process of …
Today’s post is a comprehensive tutorial on configuring Adobe Acrobat to improve document accessibility. You will learn how to customize toolbars, manage …
Today’s post explores how to use the Venngage accessibility checker. Venngage is a powerful tool for easily creating accessible PDFs that meet …
Ensuring that all users, regardless of their abilities, can access and understand content is crucial in today’s digital world. Mathematics, in particular, …
Adding alt text to every hyperlink manually in a PDF can be time-consuming, especially in documents with many links. Fortunately, Adobe Acrobat …
Today’s post shows how to set the PDF reading order in Foxit PDF Editor. By effectively managing the Tags panel, Content panel, …
Charts and graphs are essential tools for data visualization in Microsoft products, but they are inherently inaccessible to screen readers, posing a …
Today’s post shows how to use the “Make Accessible” Foxit action wizard. This is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of …
In today’s digital age, it’s crucial to ensure that documents are accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Foxit PDF Editor offers …
Creating accessible PDFs is essential for digital inclusivity. Today’s post highlights Venngage PDF Editor as the best web-based tool for this purpose. …
A common issue encountered when working with PDFs is the “Document Language Metadata Primary Sub Tag is Unknown” error in the PAC …
Today’s post explores solutions to fix the “text objects not tagged” error that often arises when testing PDFs using the PAC 2024 …
In today’s digital age, ensuring that all users, including those with disabilities, can access documents is crucial. Missing alternative descriptions for annotations …
In today’s post, we’re learning how to fix the “Path Object Not Tagged” error in the PAC 2024 tool. This error is …
In Today’s post, we’re learning how to fix the “table header cell has no associated subcells” error in the PAC 2024 tool. …
Welcome to Episode 17 of our College PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on Cerro Coso College’s Student Equity Plan. Video Guide …
In this guide, we’ll learn how to fix the “invalid use of an LBody structure element” error that commonly occurs in PDF …
The AI assistant integrated into the Foxit PDF Editor provides a range of functionalities designed to enhance document accessibility. In today’s post, …
In today’s post, we’ll dive into a crucial aspect of document accessibility: showing document titles in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Video Guide …
Today’s post is an overview of PDF accessibility. It explains what makes a PDF accessible and why accessibility is important. It highlights …
Welcome to Episode 16 of our College PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on Merced College’s Disability Verification form. Video Guide If …
While this feature is commonly associated with Windows, Mac users can also resize a PDF effortlessly! Video Guide Maybe you need to …
Today’s blog post is a step-by-step guide to reduce the PDF file size on Mac. This will make your documents more manageable …
Welcome to Episode 15 of our College PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on Bakersfield College’s Fall 2020 Enrollment Survey Report. Video …
In today’s post, we’re learning how to update tooltips for individual form fields, using Adobe LiveCycle Designer. The Adobe LiveCycle Designer makes …
Today’s post is an in-depth guide on crafting fillable PDF forms using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Following this process closely will ensure …
Are you encountering the frustrating “Path not tagged” error while assessing your document’s WCAG compliance using the PAC 2024 tool? Fear not! …
Welcome to Episode 14 of our college PDF Accessibility series. Today, we focus on Antelope Valley College’s Associated Students Organization Agenda PDF. …
In today’s post, we’re learning how to use the scan and OCR feature of the new version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. …
In today’s post, we dive into the process of how to artifact leading dots within a table of contents using Adobe Acrobat …
In today’s post, we’re learning how to tag organizational charts for accessibility purposes. When dealing with organizational charts, ensuring accessibility for all …
Welcome to episode 13 on community college PDF accessibility. Today, we focus on the accessibility woes encountered while exploring American River College’s …
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