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…
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 require…
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…
Understanding the PDF Tags Tree
Alright guys. It’s Dax Castro and once again I am here to help you tackle the tags tree and lead you down the road of remediation. Our topic today… Understanding the PDF Tags Tree. We are going to…
7 Accessibility Remediation Shortcuts guaranteed to speed up your workflow.
Learn these 7 tips to speed up your accessibility remediation. When you are trying to work through thousands of pages, these tips will make you a more efficient. PDF Accessibility is a skill that must be practiced. Take these tips…
Top 5 ways to add accessibility to your Word doc PDFs
Starting down the road of accessibility can be daunting. Understanding the tags tree, alt-text, read order, table headings and content panels can be overwhelming at first. If your role is remediation specialist there as a level of expectation that requires…