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Using the Acrobat 9 Pro Accessibility Checker
guidelines or any other accessibility guidelines.
Additional Validation Techniques
Of course, the best way to test the accessibility of a document is to attempt to use the document with the
tools that your readers will use. However, even if you don't have a screen reader or braille printer, you can
still use any of several methods provided by Acrobat for checking the accessibility of a PDF file.
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Use Reflow view to quickly check reading order.
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Use Read Out Loud to experience the document as it will be experienced by readers who use this
text-to-speech conversion tool.
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Save the document as accessible text and then read the saved text file in a word-processing
application to experience the document as it will be experienced by readers who use a braille
printer.
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Use the TouchUp Reading Order tool, Tags tab, and Content tab to examine the structure, reading
order, and contents of a PDF in detail. A complete discussion of the TouchUp Reading Order tool
can be found in the document Adobe® Acrobat® 9 Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair
Workflow.
Figure 2 A Successful Accessibility Check
Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
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