Make sure subheadings and image descriptions contain accurate, descriptive information.Read more about the importance of sequential subheading tags.
That means H2 subheadings always appear below an H1, and H3 tags always appear below an H2. Subheadings (also called heading tags) should be nested in logical order.When manually reviewing your PDFs for accessibility, keep these tips in mind: Adobe provides a guide for using Accessibility Check and reviewing its output. Acrobat’s Full Check/Accessibility Check feature automatically scans your document for common tagging issues and presents a report. You’ll need to review the output carefully. However, like all automated accessibility tools, it’s not 100% perfect. The feature automatically applies tags to your document, and if you have a simple PDF, it might handle all of the hard work for you. To access this feature, go to Tools > Action Wizard > Make Accessible. Tagging your PDFs fulfills WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion (SC) 1.3.1, “Info and Relationships,” which requires that “information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text.”Īdobe Acrobat has an excellent feature for meeting this guideline: Make Accessible. Relying on automatic PDF tagging for accessibility By following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), you can avoid those mistakes and provide better resources for your audience. That ensures that your documents work well with screen readers and other assistive technologies - and can improve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and various other non-discrimination laws.īut despite their good intentions, many document authors make basic mistakes when tagging their documents.
Tagging your PDFs applies markup that defines the structure of each document.
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