Chad and I discuss how to test tables with screen readers to ensure usability as well as accessibility compliance.Be sure to catch our discussion on false positives and our shortcut keys for silencing your screen reader during testing.
Accessibility Careers: What you need to know
his week Chad and I take a look at the roles companies are hiring for in the field of accessibility.
We talk about:
• The skills they are looking for
• Certifications you should have
• The responsibilities of the roles
• The salaries being offered
• The future of accessibility roles in the workplace
Insights from Adobe on improved mobile accessibility
It was so amazing to be able to talk to Adobe Director of Engineering in Document Cloud about the development of Liquid Mode for accessibility inside Acrobat. Listen in as we talk about the evolution and development of this great PDF advancement that benefits everyone.
Surprising Accessibility Conference Feedback from CEO David Blatner
It was so amazing to be able to talk to Adobe Director of Engineering in Document Cloud about the development of Liquid Mode for accessibility inside Acrobat. Listen in as we talk about the evolution and development of this great PDF advancement that benefits everyone.
Deeper Dive into the Preflight Panel for Accessibility
Join Dax Castro and Chad Chelius as they reveal their favorite accessibility fixups in the Adobe Acrobat Preflight Panel and a few alternatives for multi-line hyperlinks. Stay tuned for our unique opinions on the Preflight Fixup for “Creating Content for Link Annotations” and why they are important. And of course make sure you do not miss this episode’s “Who’s on Twitter” from Kenya.
Heading Pitfalls, MS Office Bug and Free Accessibility Script
Check out this episode where we reveal a newly discovered bug in the latest release of MS Office plugin for Adobe Acrobat Export PDF. Chad and I also talk about the typical pitfalls of pasting content from one document to another and how phantom heading tags can be misapplied. Hear our best practices for walking the tags tree and why you can forget dealing with those pesky span tags. Be sure to tune in so you can get the FREE InDesign Accessibility Tool Chad just developed! Do things like check for document title, assign alt-text and automatically map heading structures from your styles panel. You definitely want to hear him tell you all about it in this episode!
Table Summaries and Formatting Accessible Tables with Complex headers
Take a deep dive into the world of accessible tables with Chad and I. We cover blank cells, cell structure and where MS Word falls short. We also discuss why table summaries are not required to meet accessibility standards anywhere. To be fair, we also mention they still improve accessibility. Join us as we spiral down the hole of table formatting and what makes a table accessible this week on Chax Chat where we unravel accessibility for you.
Guest Adam Spencer: Large-scale accessibility, PDF Association, the AxesPDF table editor and overcoming bad design for accessibility
Chad Chelius and I take an opportunity to talk to Adam Spencer, CEO of AbleDocs about large-scale document accessibility, being a member of the PDF Association and the struggles of overcoming bad design for improved accessibility.
Guest Leonard Rosenthol: PDF/UA-2, Deep Fake Document Detection, and Acrobat Liquid Mode
Join Chad and Dax as they interview Senior Principal Scientist Leonard Rosenthol at Adobe about new advancements in document integrity and the Content Authenticity Initiative. We discuss the real reason the Read Order panel exists and the amazing advancement in Acrobat Mobile’s Liquid Mode. You definitely do not want to miss this episode where we discuss the merits of the PDF/UA identifier and how you can give your feedback to the PDF Association directly.
Guest Guy van der Kolk: Document accessibility automation and the journey of mastering accessibility
Chad and I talked with Typefi Product Manager Guy van der Kolk about large-scale document automation and the journey of mastering accessibility. This episode is jam packed with accessibility tips and inspirational hope for those who are new to accessibility.