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Although it is possible to create an accessible PDF document and possible for a user user to read the document if equipped with the appropriate software, many users and advocacy groups continue to recommend that PDF documents be accompanied by alternative format documents that are more universally accessible, such as an accessible Word Document or HTML (web page). Below is a comprehensive PDF accessibility checklist, but in short, ensurethe essential actions are to ensure that:
- reading order is logical
- heading structure is logical
- that images and graphs are supplied with alt text (except when the image is decorative)
- links are correctly set up
- tables have proper header rows. Accessibility change: tables with headings in the first column must use the heading Markdown: #Added a video link showing how screen readers use headings to make table content accessible
- table of contents and bookmarks are correct
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- PDF Techniques for WCAG 2.0 - http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG20-TECHS/pdf.html UW Accessible IT: PDF Accessibility - http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/pdf.html on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines website
- Checking PDFs for Accessibility - Washington University website
- Check your PDF's accessibility