Testing & Remediation Strategies for PDF Accessibility: The Basics - Virtual
On Demand
Welcome to Testing & Remediation Strategies for PDF Accessibility: The Basics. Microassist’s goal with this course is to introduce the learner to PDF accessibility, so their PDF documents are accessible, perceivable, and usable by all those who access the information, regardless of level of ability or impairment.
Learning Outcomes / Objectives
After completing this class, you will be able to:
- Define what it means to make a PDF document accessible.
- Create PDF documents that can be used by those with disabilities.
Topic List
- Identify Accessibility Standards
- Categories of Disability
- Major Accessibility Standards
- Describe Accessibility Standards
- Perceivable
- Operable
- Understandable
- Robust
- Identify Remediation Resources
- Screen Readers
- Color Contrast Checkers
- Automated Accessibility Checkers
- Recognize the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Interface
- Navigation Panels
- Adobe Tools
- Practice Document Remediation Skills
- Edit, tag, rearrange, locate and artifact content.
- Explain the Remediation Process
- Practice the Remediation Process
- Color Contrast
- Hyperlinks
- Document Settings & Properties
- Document Structure
- Heading Levels
- Lists
- Hyperlinks
- Figures and Alternative Text
- Tables
- Reading Order
- Testing for Accessibility
- Adobe Internal Accessibility Checker
- Adobe Accessibility Report
- Discuss Screen Reader Testing
System Requirements
Software
- Required
- Windows
- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
- Microsoft Office – 2010 or higher
- Optional but recommended
- TPGi Color Contrast Analyzer
- PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC 3)
- Screen Reader (NVDA, JAWS, Etc.)
Hardware
- Computer
- Monitor (2 monitors is helpful)
- Mouse
- Speakers/Headphones
- Microphone
- Camera (optional)
Instructor :
Leslie Janek
