Join Chax and Tamman in person in California at the Anaheim Marriott for CSUN 2024 from March 18th to 22nd. Come say hello to the newly merged teams during any of our pre-conference workshops, program sessions, or exhibit hall hours.…
Tamman Inc. and Chax Training and Consulting Announce Merger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2024 Tamman Inc. and Chax Training and Consulting Announce Merger Combined expertise redefines digital excellence in accessibility solutions Philadelphia, PA – Tamman Inc., a leading digital accessibility solutions company, is proud to announce its merger…
The Pros and Cons of the PAC 2021 Color Contrast Check
Earlier this year, the new PAC 2021 checker was released, and it contained some amazing new features to help us make PDF files compliant. Among the new features was the ability to check compliance against the WCAG specification in addition…
Understanding Object Attributes in a Tagged PDF
Chad Chelius, ADS Adobe Certified Instructor @ Chax Training and Consulting | Accessibility Training and Consulting January 24, 2024 If you’ve been tasked with creating accessible PDF files for your organization, you understand that the process can be far from…
How does my bullet sound in JAWS?
How does JAWS voice my bullets: Recently, one of our clients decided to add a bunch of non-standard bullets to their PowerPoint. When I ran it through JAWS I realized that the results were probably not what the client expected.…
How to handle blank data cells in accessible tables
This is a question that has been asked quite a bit over the past few months. “How do I handle blank cells in my tables?” The answer is two-fold. There are blank data cells and blank heading cells. Each requires…
WCAG Wednesday: Episode 1 – A History of WCAG and POUR Principals
Alright guys, Welcome to the premiere episode of WCAG Wednesdays where each week we walk through the success criteria for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. In today’s episode I thought we’d start at the beginning. Before we dive into the…
Merging tables that break across multiple pages
STOP STRUGGLING!! Learn how to merge tables that have repeat headings that span across multiple pages. In this video I will walk you though all the steps you need to create an accessible PDF that contains tables that bridge more…
Remediation with NVDA
Testing with a screen reader like #NVDA is an important part of #remediation. Understanding how a document is voiced helps ensure the best user experience possible. Watch this video as I walk through how I use NVDA to test for…
How Testing During Design Phase Improves User Experience
As content creators, we can develop clearer and more robust documents when we have a firm understanding as to how assistive technology users navigate PDF documents. PDF/UA 14389-1 and WCAG 2.0/2.1 are the current standards for creating accessible PDF documents…