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…
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…
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…
The two most important keys to PDF Accessibility Remediation
Having remediated thousands of pages of PDF documents and reviewing even more for accessibility, I can tell you that these two keys are the most overlooked methods of “fixing” your PDF.
Advanced Table Remediation
What do you do when someone emails you a PDF full of tables with rows and rows of merge cells and says “Make this an accessible PDF, please?” Ask for the source of course. But what do you do when…