PDF/UA: The Standard for Accessible Graphics
summary
PDF/UA (UNI ISO 14289) is presented as the international standard for making PDF documents accessible so editorial and commercial graphic content can be used universally. The session outlines the standard’s main principles and demonstrates practical steps to create structured, accessible PDFs using desktop publishing and word-processing software, aimed at graphic designers, editors, publishers and authors of manuals, contracts and financial reports.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 2:35Non-accessible image in the PDF (1)
- 4:36Text in outlines in the PDF (1)
- 5:45Why is the PDF not always accessible?
- 7:32Technical barriers in the PDF
- 10:00Accessibility in the PDF: bookmarks
- 11:00Accessibility in the PDF: reading order
- 15:24Main rules of PDF/UA
- 17:03Other things handled by PDF/UA
- 22:51Common errors in graphics
- 25:35Creation software: axes Word
- 26:03Creation software: MadeToTag
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