Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors

By Karen McCall, M.Ed.

New and updated for Acrobat DC!

4th Edition (January 2017)

Screen capture of the book, Accessible and Usable PDF Documents. First published in 2005, this new 2017 edition of Accessible and Usable PDF Documents by Karen McCall is the definitive "bible" for those who make accessible PDF files.

1,000+ pages of step-by-step instructions, screen captures, tips, techniques and background information on how to remediate PDF documents to meet the accessibility compliance standards of WCAG and PDF/UA. The book features step-by-step instructions with images on how to remediate PDF documents to be accessible, helping you quickly learn expert techniques and skills.

Chapters include:

  • Tags Panel
  • Order Panel and the TouchUp Reading Order tool
  • Content Panel
  • Repair Techniques in Acrobat
  • About those of us with disabilities
  • Types of adaptive technology (AT)
  • Accessible document design basics
  • Accessible fillable forms (including information on form design)
  • AEM Form Designer
  • Redacted legal content
  • Strategies for end-user testing.

This PDF eBook is fully accessible for those using assistive technologies and showcases the methods detailed in the book.

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About the Book

  • Title: Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors
  • ISBN: 978-0-9868085-3-1
  • Author: Karen McCall
  • pp. 1022
  • $65.00 U.S.D. per copy
  • Adobe Acrobat PDF. This edition is only available as a digital download (accessible tagged PDF) with the ability to print a page, chapter or the entire book.

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