Creating Accessible PDF documents

Happy New Year!

Creating accessible PDF can be hit-and-miss for blind, visually-impaired and deafblind computer users that rely on screen-reading technology to access information. Most of the time, if you create your documents initially in Microsoft Word, it is easy to re-save the file type as a PDF document, with additional steps for accessibility. Some services offers easy step-by-step instructions to help you create accessible PDF files before sharing it with your audience. A few are listed below for your review:

Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html

W3C: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjPk9e-y8mDAxXZF1kFHePNB5cQFnoECCIQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FTR%2FWCAG20-TECHS%2Fpdf&usg=AOvVaw0DvmjhGinS8k1YOlH1Ifzj&opi=89978449

Microsoft: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjPk9e-y8mDAxXZF1kFHePNB5cQFnoECCEQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.microsoft.com%2Fen-au%2Foffice%2Fcreate-accessible-pdfs-064625e0-56ea-4e16-ad71-3aa33bb4b7ed&usg=AOvVaw0duRDQNo-lJOe35JmHEfDX&opi=89978449

Government of BC: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/accessible-government/toolkit/documents/adobe-pdf