Accessible PDFs
Why Accessible PDFs?
Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF) is the worldwide, ISO standard for two-dimensional documents. PDFs are readable on nearly every operating system and device, and exportable in almost all document publishing software. PDFs are used more than any other document format for organizational communications – both digital and print. Accessible PDFs are important because many people have specialized requirements for reading digital and print documents. It's imperative to ensure that PDFs are made to be fully accessible.
What Makes a PDF Accessible?
There are multiple levels for accessible PDFs, providing more features to ensure readability and usability. At the basic level, accessible PDFs should be structured and tagged to allow for ease of audio navigation with screen reading software such as JAWS, Window Eyes and Hal – this ensures the document is accessible to any digital readers using this software. The next level involves producing accessible PDFs in large print format for any readers with low vision. At the highest level, accessible PDFs are produced optimized for braille printers or dynamic braille display.
How Do Accessible PDFs Benefit My Organization?
Having accessible PDF documents ensures that your communications are clear and understandable to all blind and partially sighted recipients. In addition to the inherent positive aspects of clear communication, this improves service and eliminates reader frustration. The result is a satisfied audience that will continue to interact with your organization, whether it is a business, institution, government or other entity.
T-Base Is A Recognized Leader in Accessible PDF Production
Years of front-line experience producing secure alternate format documents for government and industry lie behind T-Base’s AccessOne Solution for accessible PDFs with large print. Regardless of preferred access format, method or device, AccessOne incorporates the senses of sight and sound into one single document type purpose-built for government, financial and telecom services clients to support the secure and private communications with customers have who have alternate format preferences and requirements to access their statements and documents online.
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