In this tutorial, discover how to make your PDF files accessible to those using assistive devices like text-to-speech synthesizers and screen readers using Acrobat XI Pro.
In this tutorial, learn how to create and validate PDF documents so they conform to various standards like PDF/A, PDF/X, PDF/E, and PDF/VT. Accessibility standards such as PDF/UA and WCAG2.0 are also covered. Some of the features in this tutorial are only supported using Acrobat XI Pro.
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Part II: Exporting and Finalizing Your PDF. Take a step-by-step look at the new features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that make preparing files for accessibility a much faster, easier, and more efficient process.
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Part I: New Accessibility Features in InDesign CS5.5. Take a step-by-step look at the new features in InDesign CS5.5 that make preparing files for accessibility a much faster, easier, and more efficient process.
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Get helpful guidelines, tips, and tricks for making your content accessible using Adobe Flash Professional authoring tools. Learn how designers and developers deliver interactive experiences and accessible video using Adobe tools and techniques.
Learn about the HTML accessibility features in Adobe Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver is one of the most comprehensive tools for building HTML content and improving the accessibility of your HTML content. During this session, you'll learn even more ways to make your content accessible.
Use InDesign and Acrobat Professional to create accessible content for persons with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, or limited mobility. Michael Murphy, Adobe Certified Expert, shows how InDesign can add structure, logical read order, and alternate text to graphics in documents that will be exported to PDF. With some added touch up using Acrobat Professional, these documents can be read using assistive technology such as screen readers and screen magnifiers.
For your PDF document to be Accessible, it must have a Tag structure. This video introduces the various ways of viewing the Tag structure in Acrobat 9 Professional.
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In an Accessible PDF, the Tags Tree determines which content is perceived and announced by assistive technologies (screen readers). See how to safely remove Content from the Tags Tree in Acrobat 9 Professional.
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If your PDF contains data tables, ensure that they have table headers defined, as those table headers allow screen reader users to understand tabular cell contents more easily. Acrobat 9 Professional's Table Editor can assist in this.
The Touch Up Reading Order tool in Acrobat 9 Professional is indispensable in PDF Accessibility workflows, but it does a lot more than touching up reading order -- view some more of it capabilities in this brief introduction.
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If your PDF document contains images, you'll have to ensure that those images have proper textual alternatives. If not, screen readers will not be able to perceive or understand your images.
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When you want to make your PDF accessible, it can be helpful to use Acrobat 9 to create an Accessibility Report that will highlight the most common accessibility issues in your document.
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If your PDF doc contains interactive forms, you must make sure that the form's Tab Order is correct. In this video, learn how to do this with Acrobat 9 Professional.
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If your PDF contains data tables, learn how to efficiently and accurately mark them up for Accessibility using the tagging, structure and reading order tools in Acrobat 9.
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The Tags panel in Acrobat 9 Professional shows us PDF document structure. Watch this video to learn how to navigate the Tags panel and find specific Tags from selections that you make.
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If your PDF document has form fields, and you want to make them interactive and Accessible, Acrobat 9 Professional will recognize the form fields for you.
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Acrobat 9 Professional comes with a set of standard Tag types which are used to create the Tag structure. You can also add custom Tag types -- here's how!
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When converting a paper document to PDF, use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to convert scanned text to a format that Assistive Devices can read and understand.
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LiveCycle Designer can be used to design and create your forms, but Acrobat 9 Professional allows you to add form controls directly to your pre-existing PDF content.
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When you use Security settings to protect your PDF document, you must ensure those settings don't interfere with document Accessibility. This video illustrates best practices for keeping security and accessibility with Acrobat 9 Professional.
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Setting the language of a PDF document in Acrobat 9 Professional will allow Assistive technologies to interpret the words and sentences inside your document.
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The easiest way to get an Accessible PDF is by converting it from an external application like Microsoft Word with accurately marked-up styles, tables and images. Here's how to set up PDF Maker in Word to get the most out of PDF accessibility.
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An Accessible PDF document needs a specified reading order that tells Assistive technology in which order contents should be read. However, visual layout does not necessarily dictate reading order, as seen in this video.
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For certain complex data tables, Row and Column headers may not provide enough information to assistive technologies. In these cases, the Headers attribute can be added with Acrobat 9 Professional.
If you're adding Radio buttons to your PDF forms, you must ensure that their labels are correctly announced to Assistive technology. In this video, learn how to set accessible labels for radio buttons in Acrobat 9 Professional.
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Accessible documents need a correct Heading structure, as the Heading elements allow assistive technology users to understand the document structure. Learn the various ways of manipulating Headings in Acrobat 9 Professional.
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Learn how to incorporate accessibility support into video for Flash and interactive SWF movies. Compliance with accessibility standards such as the W3C's WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 is readily accomplished by using best practices...
Learn the process of building accessible forms with LiveCycle Designer. Attendees will get an introduction to PDF accessibility, see techniques to create forms that comply with accessibility standards, and learn best practices for evaluating forms...
Learn how to integrate support for accessibility with your regular web development practice. This session examines what is involved in supporting accessibility standards such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG 2.0, and more.
Learn how to comply with accessibility standards and provide access for people with disabilities within your Flex and AIR applications. This session will provide an overview of how Flash Player communicates accessibility name, role, and state information