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PDF Accessibility Overview

The Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Guide Series

Adobe has created a series of accessibility guides for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to assist content
authors in creating accessible PDF documents. There are four guides in this series:
PDF Accessibility Overview (this document)
The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is meant
by accessibility in the PDF file format. It distinguishes between the accessibility features of the
file format, of Adobe Acrobat XI and of the Adobe Reader application, and how the features of
the software and the file format interact to achieve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Acrobat XI Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow
The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow provides a step-
by-step method for analyzing existing PDF files and making them accessible based upon that
analysis. This workflow coincides with the workflow provided in the Make Accessible Action
wizard and potential issues tested for in the Accessibility Checker tool.
Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat XI Pro
The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Using the Accessibility Checker describes the
PDF accessibility checkers that are included in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Even if you generate an
accessible PDF file from an authoring application such a word processor or desktop publishing
program, you should then follow the steps in this guide in order to identify any items that may
have been missed in the initial conversion, or to add PDF accessibility features that were not
provided by the authoring tool.
Creating Accessible PDF Forms with Acrobat XI Pro
The guide entitled Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms describes
how to use the forms tools within Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to add descriptions to form fields, tag
untagged forms, set the tab order, manipulate tags and perform other PDF accessibility tasks.
These techniques do not apply to PDF forms from Adobe LiveCycle Designer, as a separate
process is provided for making LiveCycle forms accessible.
Acrobat XI Pro Complete Best Practices for Accessibility
The complete content of each individual guide is also available as a single, comprehensive
document entitled Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for Accessibility.
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Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility