Contents

Contents

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Introduction

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PDF Accessibility

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Each PDF File is Different

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Two Workflows for Creating Accessible PDF Files

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Making an Existing PDF File Accessible

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Generating Accessible PDF Files from Authoring Applications

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Characteristics of Accessible PDF files

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Searchable text

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Fonts that allow characters to be extracted to text

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Interactive form fields

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Other Features: Buttons, hyperlinks, and navigational aids

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Document language

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Security that will not interfere with assistive technology

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Document structure tags and proper read order

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Alternative text descriptions

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Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader Accessibility Features

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Features for Accessible Reading of PDFs

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Features for Creating Accessible PDFs

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Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow

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