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Screen Reader Accessibility Error Workaround for Adobe Reader

Screen Reader Accessibility Error Workaround for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader DC The AVAiCDialog dialog used by Adobe Acrobat DC to display online storage options for opening and saving PDF files cannot be read by popular screen readers such as JAWS for Windows, NVDA, and Window Eyes. A workaround is available which involves bypassing this […]

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Screen Reader Accessibility Error Workaround for Adobe Reader

Screen Reader Accessibility Error Workaround for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader DC The AVAiCDialog dialog used by Adobe Acrobat DC to display online storage options for opening and saving PDF files cannot be read by popular screen readers such as JAWS for Windows, NVDA, and Window Eyes. A workaround is available which involves bypassing this […]

Providing Alt Text To Images: An Overview

Alternative text or “Alt” text is text associated with an image that serves the same purpose and conveys the same essential information as the image. For example, imagine a color photograph of planet Earth taken by NASA astronauts from their space craft in outer space that might appear in a document or on a web […]

Accessible Electronic Documents: Getting to the Point

There is lots of advice on just what is involved in making electronic documents like Microsoft Word documents and PDF files accessible and that, as it turns out, may be a bit of a problem.   While Accessibility is universally acknowledged to be a good and desirable thing, you would be hard pressed to find […]

Creating Section 508 “Friendly” PDF Documents

Millions of people are visually impaired and must use assistive technology (AT) to read electronic content. Assistive technology software is sometimes called screen readers.  To ensure equal access to information, the US Congress enacted legislation in 1998 to require U.S. Federal agencies and contractors to procure accessible software and to produce accessible electronic documents. The […]

PDF Day in Washington DC and New York City!

Most businesses and government agencies rely on PDF technology for everything from invoicing to project management to records storage. But what do CIOs, IT managers and ECM strategists really know about the electronic document format prevalent worldwide? Do they leverage the power of PDF to reduce costs, mitigate risks and create new opportunities for serving […]

PDF/VT – PDF for Variable and Transactional Printing

PDF/VT is an ISO standard published in 2010 as ISO 16612-2.  It is a PDF file format designed for variable data printing (where content changes for each recipient, e.g., direct mailings) and transactional printing (e.g., invoices, statements and transpromotional communications). See PDF/VT for more information.

PDF Association

The PDF Association is a key independent organization working for the understanding and adoption of International Standards for PDF by vendors, customers and governments. Their mission is to “promote Open Standards-based electronic document implementations using PDF technology through education, expertise and shared experience for stakeholders worldwide.” Visit pdfa.org for more information.

PDF/UA Update: Software and Supporting Documentation

PDF/UA is the ISO standard for accessible PDF technology. The PDF Association’s PDF/UA Competence Center has released an algorithm encompassing all “shall” statements in ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA). This document, the Matterhorn Protocol, provides the definitive technical blueprint for accessible PDF files. There’s already an implementation of the Matterhorn Protocol in PAC 2.0, the free accessibility checker […]

A Quick Introduction to Acrobat Forms Technology

People have been using Adobe Acrobat to convert paper forms to electronic ones for many years now, but developments from Adobe have created confusion about the best way to create and use PDF forms. Here we will explain the different methodologies Adobe uses with forms; from the backend database to form design interface; and, how […]

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