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Adobe Acrobat DC: Accessible PDFs with PDF/UA and WCAG 2.1 (ADDC301)
If you are using Adobe Acrobat Pro, the required course is Adobe Acrobat Pro: Accessible PDFs with PDF/UA and WCAG 2.1.
If you are required to create accessible PDF Forms (AcroForms) and you are using Adobe Acrobat Pro, the required course is Adobe Acrobat Pro: Accessible PDF Forms (AcroForms) with PDF U/A and WCAG 2.1. If you are using Adobe Acrobat DC, the required course is Adobe Acrobat DC: Accessible PDF Forms (AcroForms) with PDF U/A and WCAG 2.1.
InDesign Users: If you are planning on publishing accessible PDFs from Adobe InDesign, the required course is Adobe InDesign: Creating Accessible PDFs with PDF U/A and WCAG 2.1.
Time: 9AM - 4PM Eastern Time (ET)
Duration: 2 Days
Compatible with DC
Description:
In this course, you will learn how to: Make existing PDFs more accessible; Comply with WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines; Comply with the PDF/UA specification; Add accessibility features from the source document when possible; Evaluate accessibility and compliance and repair issues.
Prerequisites:
ADDC101—Adobe Acrobat DC for Desktop and Mobile and EWAW101—WCAG 2.0: Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines or equivalents are mandatory
Public Class Schedule
| Location | Language | Date | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | English | October 9 - October 10 | $ 635.00 | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | October 9 - October 10 | $ 635.00 | |
| Ottawa | English | December 16 - December 17 | $ 635.00 | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | December 16 - December 17 | $ 635.00 |
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Don't see the dates you need? Call us at 888.484.2933 or Tell Us What You Need.Course Outline
- Brief review
- Types of disabilities
- Assistive technologies
- WCAG 2.1
- Assistive tools in Acrobat DC and Adobe Reader
- Accessibility preferences
- Replacing document colours
- Using the Read Out Loud feature
- Using keyboard navigation
- Using auto scroll
- Using the Reflow view
- PDF/UA
- What is PDF/UA?
- Comparing PDF/UA and WCAG 2.1
- Which should you use?
- Achieving conformance for both
- Version and Conformance
- Document requirements
- Technology requirements
- PDF/UA 7.1 General
- Tagging content
- Creating artifacts
- Flickering content, contrast, colour, formatting and layout
- Document title requirements
- Working with scanned documents
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.2 Text
- Logical reading order
- Character encoding
- Natural language
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.3 Graphics
- Tagging graphics
- Creating artifacts
- Providing alternative text
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.4 Headings
- Permissible headings
- Heading structure
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.5 Tables
- Proper use of tables
- Table structure
- Table heading requirements
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.6 Lists
- Proper use of lists
- List structure
- List requirements
- Related WCAG criteria and techniques
- Other PDF/UA and WCAG 2.1 requirements
- Page headers and footers
- Footnotes and references
- Articles
- Navigation
- Annotations (i.e. comments and links)
- Use of fonts
- Creating PDFs with accessibility in mind
- Working with authoring tools such as Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word
- Structuring your document in the source file
- Exporting with accessibility options enabled
- Testing the resulting PDF for accessibility
- Understanding and repairing issues in Acrobat DC
Private training is available for this course.
Call us at 1-888-484-2933 to learn more about our flexible scheduling options or complete our Information Request Form.