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Creating Accessible PDFs

With Chad Chelius Liked by 753 users
Duration: 8h 16m Skill level: Intermediate Released: 12/17/2021

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Accessibility means making sure your content is available to as many people as possible. When you make your PDFs accessible, it means adding tags, bookmarks, alt text, and other information that makes the files readable to users of assistive technology. It's now much easier to use Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign to create valid, accessible PDF files. In this course, instructor Chad Chelius explains why accessibility is important and what features an accessible PDF should include, before showing you how to make an existing PDF file accessible using tools in Adobe Acrobat. He also mentions where in the WCAG success criterion certain features can be found. Chad covers how to test the accessibility of your PDF with a screen reader, as well as some third-party tools that you can use to speed up the PDF remediation process. He also walks you through three workflows for creating accessible PDFs: one in Word, one in PowerPoint, and one in InDesign.

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  • Hetal Goswami Hetal Goswami

    Hetal Goswami

    Technical Accessibility Lead | Former Sr. Team Lead | Software QA Engineer | ISTQB & NVDA Certified | WCAG Compliance Expert | Agile Methodologies

    5/5 September 11, 2024
    It is helpful content for anyone who want to learn to create accessibile PDFs. Thank you so much for creating this course and sharing the knowledge.
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  • Roman Gebath Roman Gebath

    Roman Gebath

    Gutes Design ist schön, einprägsam und funktional.

    5/5 August 6, 2024
    Der Trainer startet damit ein gesamtes PDF-Dokument von Grund auf in Acrobat barrierefrei zu machen. Das ist ein sehr guter Einstieg, zuerst die unterliegende Architektur in PDFs zu verstehen, bevor man zu spezifischen Programmen wie Word oder InDesign geht.
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  • Stefany Salazar Stefany Salazar

    Stefany Salazar

    Editorial Design | Editorial Layout | Adobe InDesign.

    5/5 July 24, 2024
    I recently completed the "Creating Accessible PDFs" course, and I can confidently say it was an invaluable experience. Before taking this course, my knowledge of accessibility was quite incomplete. In my search for comprehensive information, I noticed that Chad Chelius frequently appeared as a leading expert in the field. I was thrilled to find that he offered courses on accessibility through LinkedIn Learning. This course significantly improved my understanding of the topic. What I appreciated most was how Chad Chelius addressed every question I had about accessibility in Adobe InDesign, providing clear and thorough explanations as the course progressed. His teaching style is engaging and often humorous, which made learning enjoyable. I highly recommend this course to anyone starting in the world of accessibility. It provides a solid foundation and will leave you eager to learn more. My next step is to take the "Advanced Accessible PDFs" course. Thank you for this excellent course!
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  • Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
  • Test your knowledge 6 quizzes
  • Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone

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