Accessible PDF files
Accessible PDF files
Making PDFs accessible
There is a standard for the accessibility conformity of PDF documents:
DIN ISO 14289-1:2016-12(PDF/UA) - The UA stands for "Universal Accessibility".
Initially, this is just a list of links to interesting external sources of information.
External sources of information (link collection)
Accessibility tools
Video of the training course on the accessibility of PDF files
In an online training course, it was shown to what extent published PDF files must also fulfil accessibility requirements and the means by which accessibility can be achieved.
- Introduction to the topic (0'00")
Note: The video can only be viewed by members of the university.
Is there an alternative to the accessible preparation of PDFs?
In addition to the technical accessibility of PDFs (e.g. the presence of a table of contents), there are also other barriers. For example, even using a smartphone can make it very difficult to read a PDF file due to the small screen.
In general, it is therefore advisable to scrutinise the use of PDFs. Many documents are provided as PDFs, although they actually only consist of text and do not require any special formatting or placement of content. Such problems would be solved immediately if the text were inserted directly into a web page instead and PDFs were avoided wherever possible.