Adobe Acrobat DC: Accessible PDFs with PDF/UA and WCAG 2.1 (ADDC301)
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 or equivalent knowledge or experience is mandatory.
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Eliquo’s courses are available via live web-based delivery. You may attend your course remotely from home or your workplace. Please only select the web-based location option when registering for a course as our offices are closed until further notice. Web-based training is easy to set up and effective.Public Class Schedule
| Location | Language | Date | Price | Register | Guaranteed to Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | September 28 - September 29 | $635.00 | YesNoNoNo | |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) | English | November 9 - November 10 | $635.00 | NoNo YesNo |
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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.
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